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Sitrep 13/2026

April 13, 2026

PERMANENT MEAL ALLOWANCES ON OVERTIME – UPDATE As foreshadowed in SitRep 10/2026, with the Department and the Government failing to respond to our letters seeking payment of meal allowances while on overtime for Permanent members, we have now formally filed […]

Sitrep 12/2026

April 1, 2026

RETAINED BACKPAY UPDATE The FBEU has been advised that back payments for Retained members are now being processed, following implementation of the 2024 Award changes. This marks a significant step forward in addressing long-standing concerns about how Retained work is […]

Sitrep 11/2026

March 31, 2026

FUEL PRICE IMPACT ADVOCACY Over the past month, conflict in the Middle East has caused the price of fuel to skyrocket, with no sign of slowing down, even with the Federal Government’s cuts to the fuel excise set to come […]

Sitrep 10/2026

March 30, 2026

OVERTIME MEAL ALLOWANCES DISPUTE – PERMANENT AWARD With the 2024 Awards now complete, on Wednesday 18 March, we formally wrote to the Department seeking payment of all outstanding claims under both the 2023 and 2024 Awards (along with claims going […]

Sitrep 9/2026

March 27, 2026

2026 DELEGATES CONFERENCE WRAP-UP More than 100 delegates from across the state gathered in Sydney this week to reflect on the success of recent campaigns and to plan and prioritise the work ahead. The State Committee of Management acknowledged the […]

Sitrep 8/2026

March 20, 2026

2024 AWARDS – IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE We have been in regular discussions with the Department for months now trying to ensure that the Awards are implemented as soon as possible. As we expected, today the Commissioner announced that the Retained 1.5 […]

Sitrep 7/2026

March 14, 2026

2027 AWARD LOG OF CLAIMS – MEMBER SURVEY NOW LIVE With our 2024 Awards now complete and Gazetted, as outlined in SitRep 6/2026, it’s time to commence the process for negotiating our upcoming 2027 Award, which will kick into gear […]

Sitrep 6/2026

March 13, 2026

2024 PERMANENT AND RETAINED AWARDS – GAZETTED We can confirm that our 2024 Permanent and Retained Awards have been gazetted and are now published on the IRC website, finally putting them into effect. You can view the current Awards on […]

Sitrep 5/2026

February 27, 2026

2024 PERMANENT AND RETAINED AWARDS – UPDATE Yesterday, the 6% pay increase won through our 2024 Award arbitration kicked in. This means that in the next pay cycle, all members should see a 6% increase in pay which I’m sure […]