We thought it was important to provide our members with the latest update regarding the National Pay offer, while doing so it is also necessary to give you some context around why we are in this ludicrous situation whereby firefighters across the UK have not received their pay rise on time (due on 01 July […]
The issue of what is, and what is not pensionable pay within the fire service has been a matter for debate for over a decade. The Norman v Cheshire case back in 2011 attempted to clarify matters but the question of permanent earnings continues to be open to interpretation by employers and employees. The question of pensionable […]
As the holiday period draws ever closer, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our members for your support during 2017. People join a trade union for a variety of reasons, but whatever their motive, by being a member of the RFU, through your subscriptions, you are enabling us to assist colleagues […]
National Pay Update Following the rejection of the National Employers pay offer by the FBU’s membership, the latest situation is that a counter offer has been made. Previously the employers offered a 2% pay increase backdated to 01 July 2017 with a further 3% in April 2018, subject to the expansion of the operational role. […]