Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, has issued the following statement:
We have today met with the fire service employers at the National Joint Council (NJC) and Middle Managers Managers Negotiating Body (MMNB).
Employers had previously written to ministers and government departments across the UK, seeking additional funding funding for an improved pay proposal. The Home Office have unequivocally declined this request. Despite this, employers have made a revised pay offer.
Offer: 5% increase on all Grey Book rates of pay, including CPD, from 1 July 2022.
The FBU will now consider the revised proposal. The Executive Council is in session and will also be meeting tomorrow to assess and discuss this offer in the context of out campaign and our discussions across the union.
Further updates will be issued as soon as possible.
