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AWARD ARBITRATION WEEK 2 CONCLUDES This afternoon we finished the second week of the hearing for our Award Arbitration with all the witnesses, both ours and FRNSW’s, now having finished giving evidence before the IRC. I want to once again […]

AWARD ARBITRATION WEEK 1 CONCLUDES  Week 1 of the hearing before the IRC for our Award Arbitration finished up today and it’s fair to say it’s been a busy week for all involved. Over the course of the last 4 […]

ROUND THE GROUNDS UPDATE  The FBEU’s call for reform to the broader NSW emergency services sector continues to remain topically in the media over the past month with yet another tragic fire fatality within rural fire district for the NSW […]

Public Holidays Members are advised that the Award clauses relating to consolidated leave for Permanents and overtime for Retained require that the public holiday either be Easter Sunday or an “additional public holiday”, in order to access those entitlements. The […]

AWARD UPDATE – UPDATE With both the FBEU and FRNSW having filed final material for the Award arbitration process, we now reach the final stages of the timetable set by the IRC articulated in SitRep 47/2024. From Tuesday 11 February, those […]

Directions Hearing – Award Arbitration Today the FBEU were back before the IRC for a further directions hearing, where the Union filed a further application seeking greater detail, data, and relevant statistics from FRNSW in relation to their evidence. Additionally, […]

NSW PFAS Inquiry  Last week the FBEU gave evidence to Select Committee on ‘PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking Water Supplies Throughout NSW’, where the Union was joined by the NSW EPA and FRNSW to discuss the impacts of PFAS […]

IRC Decision in State Wage Fixing Principles Case  As noted in Sitrep 60, the FBEU recently made submission to the Wage Fixing Principles (‘WFP’) case being heard by the new Industrial Court. WFPs are a guide used by the Commission […]

AWARD ARBITRATION – STATEMENT OF ISSUES Earlier this week the FBEU’s Award Arbitration submissions were published here at Sitrep 60/2024. As previously stated, the submission brings together significant contributions from across the FBEU membership and provides for an important footing […]

AGM RESULTS Annual General Meetings for 2024 have concluded, with the final meeting held at Huntingwood Fire Station on Friday 8 November. The results of each motion were declared as below:   Motion Support Reject Abstain Adoption of Minutes 287 […]

Financial Statements Members are advised that, in line with our reporting requirements, our financial statements are available by clicking here. Survey for Communications Centre staff The FBEU is investigating increased workloads and a failure of management to monitor those workloads […]

LIFTING OF CODE REDS  Members will be aware that we are continuing our Arbitration before the NSW Industrial Court. Evidence has been submitted, and we are working hard to make the case for our endorsed log of claims to be […]