Inside this issue:
- Department backs down on dinner allowance
- Don’t get caught out – have an observer
- South Yorkshire firefighters threatened with mass sackings again
January 8, 2010
October 24, 2008
Today’s In Orders announce the introduction of refreshment packs and fresh incident catering for fourth alarm and greater calls. The Union has been consulted throughout the development of this proposal and agrees that in all instances the provision of food is preferable to the payment of the relevant allowances. Given the change in arrangements for providing refreshments and meals and the onset of the Bushfire period where extended incidents become more prevalent, the Union thought is was timely to remind members of all of their entitlements relating to fire ground meals.
tags | meals, refreshments
January 22, 2008
A Station Officer recently contacted the Union after he was directed to seek approval from his Inspector before he paid meal allowance claims. Whilst this is not a common occurrence, it is worth reminding members, and more to the point the Department, that under the Award the officer-in-charge is authorised to make these payments. [Read more]
tags | meals, refreshments
November 21, 2007
On going complaints from members in regard to the standard and quality of meals on the fire ground have led to a large number of complaints to the Union. Accordingly members are reminded of the existing Award entitlements.
All members are entitled to meal allowance(s) if the Department does not provide a meal that meets the quality and quantity of an airline economy class meal as per cl 10 of the Permanent & cl 8 of the Retained Awards. The Department has a clear obligation to feed its employees a healthy and nutritious meal, both in the interests of its members health and in the interests of industrial harmony.
Simon Flynn
State Secretary
On going complaints from members in regard to the standard and quality of meals on the fire ground have led to a large number of complaints to the Union. Accordingly members are reminded of the existing Award entitlements.
tags | meals
August 1, 2007
Certain allowances in both the Permanent and Retained Awards increased on 1 July 2007. Most of these increased rates reflect a 2.2% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since the last review in March 2006. The accommodation, meal and incidental allowances have been determined at a level consistent with the reasonable allowance amounts for the 2006/2007-income year, as determined by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in Taxation Determination 2007/21.
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December 23, 2005
Inside this issue:
- Staffing and checking of appliances at jointly-staffed stations
- Retained availability “not an issue”
- Refreshment and meals
- Union calendars
- Christmas/New Year shutdown
November 7, 2004
Inside this notice:
- Acting State Secretary
- LSL quota increased
- Unions ditch labor
- FBEU joins Union Shopper
- Members Equity – The Workers Bank