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Time to deliver: Join us on 8 October

On Tuesday 8 October, firefighters from every corner of the UK will descend on Westminster to demand that the new government delivers a fire and rescue service that is fit for the future. FBU general secretary Matt Wrack explains why. The result of the general election was a crushing blow for the...

Age Discrimination Remedy

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Age Discrimination Remedy This circular updates members on two important specific matters arising from the age discrimination remedy. Annual Benefit Statement (ABS) and Remediable Service Statement...

Pensions Update: Contingent Decisions

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Dear Brother/Sister Pensions Update: Contingent Decisions The Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (PSPJOA 2022) legislates how Public Service Pension Schemes will remove the...

Injury to Feelings Claims: NFPS 2006

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Dear Brother/Sister Injury to Feelings Claims: NFPS 2006 Members are well aware that the Union has fought and won a claim concerning age discrimination arising from the pension changes made in 2015...

Injury to Feelings Claims

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Dear Brother/Sister Injury to Feelings Claims An online meeting was held on 2 July 2024 with brigade secretaries and brigade chairs attending. At this meeting those present were briefed in relation to...

Pensions update: General Secretary letter to Minister(s)

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Dear Brother/Sister, Pensions update: General Secretary Letter to Minister(s) Circular: 2024HOC0253MR explained the current issue preventing some retired members from receiving the second part of...
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Union goes to court over ‘shameful’ government pensions cash grab

The FBU is seeking permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in relation to the costs control mechanism imposed on public sector pension schemes by the treasury. The FBU was successful in challenging the government’s public sector pension reforms introduced in 2015 as age discriminatory, leading to...

Firefighter June July 2024

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The June/July issue of Firefighter sets out what is at stake in the upcoming general election. Other features include coverage of the union’s annual conference in Blackpool and, more than seven years after the disaster, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report is set to be published this September. In news...

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