Dear Brother/Sister You will be aware that we have been providing evidence of the potential costs, both long-term and short-term, of the Government proposals to increase contribution rates for the...
Dear Brother/Sister You will be aware that the Government set a deadline of 20 January 2012 for the conclusion of discussions around Fire Service pensions (see circular 2011HOC0645MW on the FBU...
Dear Brother / Sister Further to my previous circular 2012HOC0015AD dated 11 January 2012, this circular provides a clarification on the current state of play. There are several thousand FBU members...
Dear Brother/Sister As you are aware, the current discussion on pensions cover a range of issues including contributions rates, pension age, pension scheme design, protection arrangements etc. We...
Dear Brother / Sister I have today written to the employers' side of the NJC, seeking a public holiday in addition to those set out in the Grey Book. The letter reads as follows :- Dear Sarah NJC...
Dear Brother / Sister The issue of protection of accrued rights has been an element of the ongoing discussions around the government's proposals for changes to the firefighter pension schemes, which...
Dear Brother/Sister You will be aware of the ongoing discussions between the government, employers and unions in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for England and Wales which...
Dear Brother/Sister You will be aware of the ongoing discussions between the Government, Employers and Unions in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for England and Wales which...
Dear Brother/Sister, Steps to address full access to pension rights I am sure that you are aware of the long running campaign by the FBU to ensure that eligible firefighters working the retained duty...
Dear Brother / Sister Members will be aware that some considerable time ago, the FBU informed members that we had negotiated a settlement to the long-standing part-time workers dispute. This...