Moved by
Lord Kerslake
87B: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause—
“Review: cost of facility time
(1) The Secretary of State must conduct a review of the cost of facility time to public sector employers.
(2) The review shall include but not be limited to—
(a) recording and publishing time taken for facilities provided by union representatives;
(b) the amount of money used for facility time, including paid time away from work;
(c) the amount of hours union representatives spend carrying out representative work outside of their working hours;
(d) the percentage of money spent on facility time taken up with different trade union activities;
(e) whether the facility time provided is sufficient for union representatives to perform their functions;
(f) the benefits which may accrue to the taxpayer and wider public from supporting the work of trade union representatives in the public sector;
(g) a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of the role of union representatives in the public sector;
(h) the costs to a public sector employer of monitoring and publishing data on facility time; and
(i) analysis and comparisons of employment tribunal cases, dismissal rates, voluntary exit rates and workplace related injuries within unionised and non-unionised workplaces.”