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Contactless Changeover implementation – Level 4 Restrictions remain.  You should all now be familiar with the Contactless Changeover procedures drafted by the COVID IMT with input from the FBEU and as released in SITREP 45/2021.  These procedures were designed to minimize […]

Statewide COVID Level 4 pandemic restrictions from 0800 tomorrow Dear Members It has become abundantly clear that the NSW Government has utterly failed to contain the spread of COVID, which is evident in the upgraded restrictions put in place today, […]

COVID Update  By now you should have all seen the contactless changeover and relieving guidelines which were posted in SITREP last night and can be found on the FBEU website here. This is the document unchanged, as written by the […]

URGENT NOTICE – New COVID procedures The link below contains new procedures, which have been worked on and agreed to by your Union and FRNSW. https://fbeu.net/wp-content/uploads/Contactless-Changeovers.pdf These processes are to minimize how many people you are in contact with whilst […]

COVID Update   It has been a busy week with COVID for your union. The FBEU continues to work as part of the COVID IMT to help deal with a rapidly evolving and complex situation. Our priority is to keep members […]

COVID update  As most members would be aware Newcastle and the lower Hunter were added to the Greater Sydney Region lockdown area. The current restrictions for Members working in these areas can be found here.  https://fbeu.net/2021/08/06/6-august-covid-update/  All other areas are […]

UPGRADED FRNSW RESPONSE – GREATER SYDNEY, NEWCASTLE AND HUNTER REGIONS FRNSW COVID restrictions level 3, plus: No visitors allowed at any stations/work locations. Only on-duty/on-call personnel, essential staff and existing contractors are permitted entry. All non-emergency related, face-to-face external community […]

RETAINED PAGER UPDATE In SitRep 28/2021, we outlined several concerns with the new pager system proposed by FRNSW for Retained staff. Since then, seven stations have been trialling the pagers and giving us their feedback. We have had two meetings […]

COVID The FBEU and FRNSW met again today to finalise an agreed position on seeking alternative work arrangements. The agreed process is as follows. When seeking alternative arrangements, the process should be started as early as possible. In order to […]

Further to our sitrep. The Department agreed to meet with the Union this afternoon. The meeting was positive, with SCoM and the Senior Officers Sub-Branch representatives in attendance. One of the first things we demanded, was to have the disciplinary […]

As you are aware, your Union has been talking to FRNSW for weeks now about the progressive COVID-19 situation. We are now confident that almost every staff member who is going to be affected by the code red have now […]

This morning, your Union and FRNSW were back in the IRC to continue discussions around FRNSW’s response to the ongoing COVID situation. Whilst The Department has been unwilling to provide any assurances on what we need to keep you all […]