Shift duty system

Conference notes there are currently a large variety of different shift duty systems being worked throughout UK Fire and Rescue Services. Some of these duty systems comply with Section 4, Part A, Paragraph 3 of the National Conditions of Service (Grey Book) and some do not.

Resolution 5 from Devon and Somerset carried at Conference 2017 stated:

Conference is concerned by the number and variety of new shift patterns being proposed around the country, and urge the Executive Council to instruct Brigade Officials to only negotiate on new shift patterns if they fall in line with Section 4, Part A, Paragraph 7 of the National Conditions of Service (Grey Book).

Conference therefore instructs the Executive Council to carry out objective research into the different duty systems being worked in UK Fire and Rescue Services and produce a report of its findings. This research should look into whether these systems follow the principles set out at Section 4, Part A, Paragraph 3 of the National Conditions of Service (Grey Book) and should also consider whether or not there are benefits to shift systems that do not comply with the existing national duty systems set out at Section 4, Part A, Paragraph 7 of the National Conditions of Service (Grey Book). The report should be made available by December 2018 in time for it to be considered by the Executive Council and Conference 2019.