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Pensions: Our fight continues in challenge to government on firefighter pensions

07 Aug, 2019
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Dear Brother / Sister PENSIONS: OUR FIGHT CONTINUES IN CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENT ON FIREFIGHTER PENSIONS An all members circular issued on 1 July 2019 reported our landmark victory against government in...
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Leicestershire firefighters lodge dispute with fire service over duty systems

25 Jun, 2019 By Anna Zych
Firefighters have lodged a formal local dispute with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) management following a breakdown in negotiations over duty systems. Last year, local Fire Brigades Union (FBU) officials met with LFRS management to discuss the Day Crewing Plus (DCP) duty system...

Pensions - age discrimination - government submits application to appeal against judgement

08 Jan, 2019
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Dear Brother / Sister PENSIONS – AGE DISCRIMINATION – GOVERNMENT SUBMITS APPLICATION TO APPEAL AGAINST JUDGEMENT On 20 December 2018, the Court of Appeal handed down judgement in the Firefighters’...
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Firefighters win major pension legal case against government

20 Dec, 2018 By infobo
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has won a landmark ruling in its dispute with the government over changes made to firefighters’ pensions in 2015. The long and bitter industrial dispute, which included strike action, means that firefighters on the new scheme will have to be put back on the previous...
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Age discrimination pension case Court of Appeal update: day 5 - 9 November 2018

14 Nov, 2018 By Sean Starbuck
The parties concluded their arguments on the sex and race discrimination claims on day 5 and the government responded to our analysis of the Employment Tribunal’s reasoning. The three judges who heard the case will now deliberate and give us their judgment, likely in the spring. As stated previously...

Age discrimination pension case Court of Appeal update: day 4 - 8 November 2018

09 Nov, 2018 By Sean Starbuck
Age discrimination pension case Court of Appeal update: day 4 - 8 November 2018 The day started with a detailed examination of what is, on any basis, the non-core aspects of the case – sex and race discrimination. We then went on to the core aspects of the firefighters’ case – what was the...

Age discrimination pension case Court of Appeal update: day 3 – 7 November 2018

09 Nov, 2018 By Sean Starbuck
Age discrimination pension case Court of Appeal update: day 3 – 7 november 2018 Introduction The hearing deals with appeals concerning the judges’ pension schemes as well as the firefighters’, and much of today was taken up looking at the position of the judges. The risk to us is that the court will...
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Age discrimination pension case Court of Appeal update: day 2

07 Nov, 2018 By Sean Starbuck
Age discrimination pension case Court of Appeal update: day 2 6 NOVEMBER 2018 Following on from the update from day 1, which outlined the government’s case, day 2 provided the opportunity to counter their arguments. The nature of the case means that this update covers some points which are complex...

Age discrimination pension case Court of Appeal update: day 1 – 5 November 2018

06 Nov, 2018 By Sean Starbuck
You will be aware that the two cases regarding age discrimination relating to protection, both judges and firefighters are being held this week - judges 5 and 6 November, reading day 7 November reading day, firefighters 8 and 9 November. To enable you to be kept up to speed on events as they unfold...
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FBU win legal battle to have 96 hour shift system declared unlawful

25 May, 2018 By infobo
A High Court has today (25 May) ruled in favour of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) as it declared a duty system requiring firefighters to work 96-hour shifts as unlawful. The case centred on a duty system operated by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service known as close proximity crewing (CPC) but...

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