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Pensions: True or False

10 Feb, 2022
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Dear Brother/ Sister, Pensions: True or False Fire Brigades Union representatives sit on the Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) England as well as the Board (or equivalents) in Northern Ireland, Scotland and...

Immediate detriment MoU update

19 Jan, 2022
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Dear Brother/Sister Immediate Detriment MoU Update This circular is to update members on the current position regarding the settlement of so-called “immediate detriment” cases – that is, members who...

Cost control mechanism 2015 scheme: FBU issues formal proceedings for judicial review against HM Treasury and the Secretary of State for the Home Department

16 Dec, 2021
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Dear Brother/Sister, Cost Control Mechanism 2015 Scheme: FBU Issues Formal Proceedings For Judicial Review Against HM Treasury And The Secretary Of State For The Home Department The Fire Brigades...

Six trade unions including FBU seek judicial review over pension discrimination

15 Dec, 2021 By Ben Duncan-Duggal
Six trade unions – the Fire Brigades Union, GMB, PCS, the Prison Officers Association, the Royal College of Nursing, and Unite – have today applied to the High Court for judicial review in relation to pension changes. The six unions say that the government is trying to make some public sector...

RDS Employment Tribunal pension claims (Matthews and others v Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority and others)

14 Dec, 2021
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Dear Brother/Sister RDS Employment Tribunal Pension Claims (Matthews and others v Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority and others) The previous All Members Circular 2021HOC0445MR 23 August 2021...

Home Office withdraws immediate detriment guidance

30 Nov, 2021
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Dear Brother/Sister Home Office Withdraws Immediate Detriment Guidance The Home Office has withdrawn its informal guidance on immediate detriment, with immediate effect. HM Treasury confirmed this...

Immediate detriment memorandum of understanding (MoU) unauthorised payments

22 Nov, 2021
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Dear Brother/Sister, Immediate Detriment Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Unauthorised Payments Currently, if a member has retired more than 12 months ago and is paid a second pension lump sum (i.e...
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FBU preparing to take government to court over pensions

04 Nov, 2021 By Ben Duncan-Duggal
The Fire Brigades Union has issued a formal letter before claim for Judicial Review proceedings against the government, in an attempt to prevent the government making firefighters pay the cost of the discrimination introduced by the government into their pension scheme. The courts had previously...

Cost control mechanism 2015 Scheme: FBU issues claim for judicial review against HM Treasury and the Secretary of State for the Home Department

01 Nov, 2021
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Dear Brother/Sister, Cost Control Mechanism 2015 Scheme: FBU Issues Claim For Judicial Review Against HM Treasury And The Secretary Of State For The Home Department The Fire Brigades Union claim...

Firefighter magazine, October November 2021

21 Oct, 2021
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The main focus of this issue of Firefighter is on climate change, illustrated by a photo essay showing the devastation caused by the increased flooding and wildfires in recent years, and the big implications of COP26 to firefighters. This year’s FBU photo competition winners are announced…

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