Responding to the return of Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service deputy chief fire officer, Gary Phillips, to the same job a month after retiring, Marcus Giles, the Fire Brigades Union secretary for Warwickshire, said: “Across the country firefighters are facing massive attacks on their pensions, being expected to work longer, pay more and receive less.
“The return of the deputy just days after retiring shows there is one rule for one, another for everyone else.
“This is just a question of jobs for the boys and is a particular insult at a time when the service is being cut to shreds by central government.”
The fire and rescue service are currently making £2.39 million in cuts, which the FBU says will lead to the loss of 40 whole-time and 36 retained firefighter positions over four years.
