Pensions update: Immediate detriment High Court claims

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Dear Brother/ Sister Pensions Update: Immediate Detriment High Court Claims Legal proceedings have been issued in the High Court and served today (3 March 2021) in order to force Fire and Rescue...

Firefighter magazine, February March 2021

Cover Firefighter magazine, February March 2021
This issue delves into the HMICFRS report and the reasons behind its political attack on firefighters and the FBU. The features detail the planning and people behind the attack and explains why firefighters must stand together to protect their terms and conditions through collective bargaining...

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Court rules fire bosses must stop holding up pensions

By infobo
Fire and rescue authorities must stop holding up firefighter pensions, an Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled, in the latest legal victory for the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). It follows a 2018 Court of Appeal ruling that, by forcing firefighters onto worse pension schemes while allowing others to...

Age discrimination 1992 FPS and 2006 NFPS

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Dear Brother/ Sister AGE DISCRIMINATION 1992 FPS AND 2006 NFPS Further to circular 2021HOC0056MR, the latest instalment of the age discrimination litigation was handed down by the Employment Appeal...

Employers employment appeal tribunal and immediate detriment

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Dear Brother/Sister EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL AND IMMEDIATE DETRIMENT The employers’ appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal was heard 16 December 2020. It concerns the question whether...

Firefighter magazine, August September 2020

Cover Firefighter magazine, August September 2020
This issue’s main story is on Westminster’s failure to prepare for a pandemic, despite it being recognised as one of the most serious risks facing the UK for more than a decade. Other features include the union’s campaigning plans aimed at winning significant pay rises for FBU members, after yet...

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our pensions being stolen by lying government

Pension consultation Q&A

By Sean Starbuck
We take a look at government proposals to rectify unlawful age discrimination in firefighter pensions, after the FBU’s court victory last year. What’s the latest with firefighter pensions? The Tory-Lib-Dem coalition government carried out a series of attacks on the pensions of firefighters and other...

Pensions: Age discrimination case update

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Dear Brother/Sister Pensions: Age discrimination case update The FBU won a significant victory on pension provision for members who were discriminated against on the grounds of their age in relation...

Firefighter magazine, June July 2020

Cover Firefighter magazine, June July 2020
This issue includes features on Grenfell and how a relentless drive for profit is destroying safety regulations, regardless of the human cost; how this year’s Firefighters Memorial Day was marked across the UK and how firefighters are stepping up to help their communities during the coronavirus...

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