Trade Unions
We were asked:
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Q1.A list of trade unions which received payments from your organisation and the total amounts paid to each union for financial years a) 2011-12 and b) 2012-13. If it is not possible to list the amount paid to each union, please provide a total amount paid to all unions. Please do not include membership dues or salary costs. Please only include direct payments.
We replied:
A.The Wales Office has never made any payments to trade unions.
We were asked:
Q2.Please state:
a.Which trade unions your organisation provide staff time to work on trade union duties and / or activities (sometimes called ‘Trade Union facility time’) in i) 2011-12 and ii) 2012-13.
We replied:
A.No staff time has been provided to work on trade union duties in 2011-12 or 2012-13.
We were asked:
b.The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff that were provided for each trade union in
i.2011-12 and ii.2012-13. For example, if a member of staff spends 2 days per week on union business, this is equal to 0.4 FTE.
We replied:
A.None
We were asked:
Q3.Please state:
a.Does your organisation provide the facility to deduct trade union subscriptions from staff salaries in the payroll process?
We replied:
A.The Wales Office uses the payroll system of the Ministry of Justice; that payroll system does provide the facility to deduct trade union subscriptions.
We were asked:
b.If so, for each union please state what your organisation charged for this service (whether as a fixed amount per employee or a percentage), and the total amount collected in:
i.2011-12
ii)2012-13
We replied:
A.The Wales Office does not hold any information on this. As noted above, it uses the payroll system of the Ministry of Justice.