Inside this issue:
Station closures and TOLing:
Clarification of Stand Bys and Move Ups
More TOLing Q and A
Gallacher: one portfolio, two standards
CL = CLose station
Relieving Officers
Workers comp cuts already biting hard
Secondary or Other Employment Policy
Tuck Shop Baird “loses” another $800 million
Inside this issue:
Budget Cuts, TOLing, and the FBEU Response
Temporary station closures and appliances offline (TOLing):
Advice and instructions for permanent members
IRC orders new AMP for permanent members
The O’Farrell Government’s June Budget imposed across-the-board cuts to the public sector wages bill by 1.2%, with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) being hit with a larger cut amounting to 1.75% – higher even than many clerical agencies.
Inside this issue:
TOLing: Govt loads gun, Dept pulls trigger
The first casualty of war?
Workplace drug testing “an ill-informed reaction”
PAT trials are voluntary
Inside this issue:
FRNSW budget crisis update
Fatigue Management Policy - wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Residential priority (re)confirmed for country relief
Tuck shop Baird’s billion dollar blunder
Barry’s big fat new fire tax
IRC recommends bans lifted and TOLing cease
The Union’s officials have this afternoon agreed to abide by these recommendations and accordingly, the bans and limitations placed on the performance of outduties and relieving duties last evening are hereby lifted, effective immediately.
