Under the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 the NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) is required to publish the time spent by ICB staff on Trade Union official duties.

NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB is wholly supportive of partnership working and works with Trade Unions as part of appropriate ICB Engagement and Consultations. 

Facility Time is the provision of paid or unpaid time off from an employee’s normal role to undertake TU duties and activities as a TU representative. There is a statutory entitlement to reasonable paid time off for undertaking union duties.

The facility time (FT) data that organisations are required to collate and publish under the 2017 regulations are:

• Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period
• How many employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period spent
  a) 0%, b) 1-50%, c) 51-99% or d) 100% of their working hours on facility time
• Percentage of the total pay bill spent on facility time
• Time spent on paid trade union activities as a percentage of total paid facility time hours

The Trade Union Facilities Time report for 2023 to 2024 can be found here

The Trade Union Facilities Time report for 2022 to 2023 can be found here

The Trade Union Facilities Time report for 2021 to 2022 can be found here

The Trade Union Facilities Time report for the former NHS Norfolk and Waveney CCG 2020 to 2021 can be found here

The Trade Union Facilities Time reports for the five former CCGs 2019 to 2020 can be found here: NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCG, NHW South Norfolk CCG, NHS North Norfolk CCG, NHS Norwich CCG and NHS West Norfolk CCG