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Pensions: Appeal against age discrimination (Day 3)

By Dave Green
Day three of our appeal saw us involved in more complex legal arguments. The QC who represents the senior judges started the day’s proceedings. Having outlined previously why the judges’ case is so different from ours, he now went on to outline how the law applies and why it applies in the same way...
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Pensions: Appeal against age discrimination (Day 2)

By Dave Green
Yesterday was the second day of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the age discrimination claims made by more than 6,000 firefighters regarding the introduction of the 2015 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme. As our legal team anticipated, the key question was around what flexibility the Government has...

Pensions: Appeal against age discrimination

By Dave Green
Members will recall that in March 2017, the FBU filed an appeal seeking to set aside the decision made by the Employment Tribunal in the age discrimination claims made by more than 6,000 firefighters regarding the introduction of the 2015 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme. The legal argument is that the...
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Pension update – appealing against age discrimination

By infobo
The FBU’s long fought case against age discrimination of over 6,000 firefighters with regards to the 2015 pension changes is being heard this week in Court 1 at Fleetbank House in London. Back in 2015 the government brought in a new pensions scheme that the FBU regards as ‘unworkable’ and ‘does not...
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FTU submission to the Middlebrook committee on pay, pensions and hours

By infobo
Given that it was partly the police strike that inspired firefighters to set up their own union, it is not surprising that one of the first acts of the new Firemen’s Trade Union was to seek pay, pensions and working hours parity with police. The government established a committee, headed by Liberal...
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No progress without movement on pay

By Matt Wrack
Delegates from all parts of the union met in Blackpool in May to debate the issues facing us in the coming period. The two most urgent debates were around pay and conditions and the challenges of the forthcoming general election. The years since 2010 have been bleak for firefighters and for all...

Pension case passes legal hurdle

By infobo
The FBU's legal challenge to the government over cases of age discrimination in the 2015 Firefighters' Pension Scheme has passed a vital hurdle after a court ruled that there are grounds for an appeal. Read the circular here.

Pensions: discrimination case appeal is registered

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Dear Brother/Sister Pensions: discrimination case appeal is registered The FBU filed a Notice of Appeal on 17 March, seeking to set aside the decision made by the Employment Tribunal in the age...

Union to appeal pensions verdict

By infobo
After a meeting with its legal representatives, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said it will appeal last week's employment tribunal verdict that the transitional arrangements for the 2015 Firefighters' Pension Scheme did not discriminate on age, race or sex. An all members circular from Matt Wrack...
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