The Finance Act 2017 contained provisions that are now due to be implemented in April 2020. This will introduce detrimental changes to the way that operational officers employer by fire and rescue services will be taxed when using a vehicle that is contractual for on-call, managerial and operational...
Sir Thomas Winsor, HM Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services, published his first annual report on fire and resue services in England in January 2020. He makes an unwarranted attack on firefighters' pay and conditions, blaming the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for problems caused by central...
On 6 February 2020 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced their final local government finance settlement for 2020-21. The settlement funding assessment determines the amount of central government funding that will be allocated to local fire authorities in the...
Following the rejection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's (SFRS) pay proposal in June 2019, the FBU received a further revised document in December 2019. After full consideration, discussion and debate in relation to all aspects of the proposal, the Scottish Regional Committee and Executive...
This issue of Firefighter reports on: phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and how the report missed the point; the first of a series of meetings where senior union officials met with members to hear their views on the fire service; a 2019 round-up of the Firefighters 100 Lottery and news of the...
World Menopause Day is held every year on the 18th October. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness on the menopause and support options for improving health and wellbeing. However, the advice, support and assistance we provide for FBU members relating to the menopause is not, and must not be...
For the first time in a decade, there has been a small increase in the number of firefighters - a marginal 1% rise, according to new figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). There was an increase of 300 frontline firefighter jobs, after a decade of drastic cuts. Since the Tory-led...
This issue of Firefighter reports on: the TUC and Labour Party conferences; how the outcome of the looming general election could further affect the fire and rescue service; and on members’ pensions. Also featured is an account from an FBU official who with colleagues joined with Care 4 Calais...
