Pensions

Following pension claims from over 14,000 firefighters the FBU have launched a significant age discrimination legal challenge against the government. The move follows four years of negotiations with the government for improved transitional protection arrangements for firefighters. The union has been...

Firefighters in Lincolnshire are demanding private outsourcing firm Serco take urgent action after IT failings that have led to four months of failed salary and pension payments. Serco won the contract to process Lincolnshire county council authority payments to firefighters and other public sector...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today announced it is mounting a legal challenge to the government over what it says are unfair pension arrangements for its members. Under new arrangements introduced on 1 April, firefighters are expected to ride fire engines, run with heavy fire hoses and carry people...