Joint statement between FBU, National Employers and NFCC - arrangements in response to coronavirus (26 March)
Firefighters to protect vulnerable by avoiding hospitals and care homes, as “critical risk-based service” agreed
Fire and rescue services will cease most home fire-safety checks and avoid hospitals, care homes and residences with vulnerable people, to limit coronavirus cross-infection between firefighters and the public, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and fire and rescue bosses have agreed. Firefighters and...
Employers offer 2% pay rise for UK firefighters
The FBU and fire service employers have agreed to pause discussions surrounding the broadening of firefighters’ roles, with employers offering a 2% pay rise for 2019/20. FBU members will be consulted on the pay offer through union structures, with the Executive Council recommending that members...
Fire service employers ‘on notice’ after failure to announce pay rise
Firefighter pay talks came to a standstill at the latest meeting of the National Joint Council (NJC). Employers offered no increase in pay for firefighters, despite a pay rise being due on 1 st July. As a result, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) gave a clear warning. Discussions had been developing...
A YES/YES vote is crucial to bring back national standards
Pay across the public sector has been capped by the Westminster government for a decade. Cuts to the fire service and jobs have reached record levels, and across the UK – in every single fire and rescue service, firefighters are doing additional work for no additional pay. The fragmentation of the...
