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Sitrep 52/2024
September 6, 2024FBEU AWARD ARBITRATION SURVEY OF MEMBERS – ALL MEMBERS ASKED TO COMPLETE ASAP As you are all aware, we are currently in the process of preparing our evidence and submissions for the upcoming arbitration before the IRC for our Award […]
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Sitrep 51/2024
August 30, 2024Code Red Lifted – Samsung Phones On 20 February, the FBEU issued a Code Red requiring all Samsung phones to be removed from appliances due to a spate of batteries bulging, creating an unacceptable risk to the health and safety […]
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Sitrep 50/2024
August 30, 2024Nominations Called Sydney North Sub-Branch Secretary As advised in Sitrep 48/2024, nominations to fill the casual vacancy of the Sydney North Sub-Branch Secretary on the FBEU’s State Committee of Management have now formally opened. Please see here a copy of […]
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Sitrep 49/2024
August 28, 2024Officers Pre-Qualifying Assessment Tomorrow For those participating in the Officers Pre-Qualifying Assessment tomorrow we understand that some members have been raising queries regarding entitlements for the day. Relevant entitlements are provided for in the Award depending on your individual circumstances […]
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Sitrep 48/2024
August 23, 2024PRESUMPTIVE LEGISLATION FOR QLD FIREFIGHTERS Yesterday the QLD Labor Government announced amendments to workers’ compensation law adding an extra 11 cancers to the list of presumed firefighter diseases. The improvement comes off the back of strong advocacy from our counterparts at the […]
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Sitrep 47/2024
August 16, 2024AWARD UPDATE – ARBITRATION TIMETABLE SET As outlined in previous Sitreps, the IRC has now formally issued directions setting the timetable for the Award arbitration. It is expected that the case will be heard over 9 days from 11 – 21 February and […]
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Sitrep 46/2024
August 2, 2024SYDNEY METRO RAIL PROJECT UPDATE As announced by the Government this week, the Sydney Metro City & Southwest will not open on the 4th of August. As cited in Sitrep 44, the FBEU have strongly opposed the State Government’s hard deadlines for […]
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Sitrep 45/2024
July 26, 2024CODE RED LIFTED – SYDNEY METRO RAIL PROJECT Effectively immediately the CODE RED concerning activities on the Sydney Metro rail project is lifted. Since Code Red instructions were issued on 11.7.24, the FBEU have met with the Minister for Transport and […]
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Sitrep 44/2024
July 19, 2024AWARD UPDATE – Awards to be Arbitrated Both parties reported back to the IRC today regarding the status of Award negotiations. Despite genuine attempts made by the Union over the past two weeks to negotiate and conciliate an outcome, […]
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