Human Resources and Workforce Development
Supporting a range of solutions to meet the organisational challenges of a changing health service.
Providing support and advice for Human Resources and occupational health and safety policies, processes and practices.
Areas of support include:
- enquiries and advice on Human Resources and workforce development
- policy and case management
- terms and conditions, contractual and pay
- employee relations and reward
- organisational learning and development
- workforce information and systems
NSS HR Connect
Our staff can get more support and information at our HR Connect website.
Facility Time in NSS
The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 requires all public sector bodies to publish specific information about facility time annually by 31 July.
The data listed below is based on the period from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.
1. Relevant Union Officials
What was the total number of your employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period?
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the relevant period |
Full time equivalent employee number |
45 |
7 |
2. Percentage of time spent on facility time
How many of your employees who were relevant union officials employed 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 Time |
Number of Employees |
0% |
3 |
1%-50% |
40 |
51%-99% |
0 |
100% |
2 |
For the period 1 April 2018 to 31 arch 2019 there were a total of 2 employees who spent 100% of their working hours on facility time. For the same period there were a total of 43 employees who were part-time, 40 of whom spent 1% - 50% of their working hours on facility time.
3. Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time
Total Cost of Facility Time |
£288,763 |
Total Pay Bill |
£153,692,000
|
Percentage of total pay bill spent on facility time |
0.19% |
4. Paid trade union activities
Percentage of total paid facility time hours |
29% |
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Healthy Working Lives
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NSS Occupational Health
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NSS Health and Safety
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NSS Resourcing and Recruitment
Phone: 0131 275 7700
Email: NSS.WFRS@nhs.net
Resourcing and Recruitment
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
NSS Healthy Working Lives
Phone: 0131 275 7441
Email: nss.healthy-working-lives@nhs.net
Healthy Working Lives
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
NSS Occupational Health
Phone: 0131 275 6360
Email: nss.occupationalhealth@nhs.net
Occupational Health
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
NSS Health and Safety
Phone: 0131 275 7671
Email: nss.healthy-working-lives@nhs.net
Health and Safety
Gyle Square
1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
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