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Updated Sgm Notice And Agenda

August 25, 2023

Notice of SGMs – full list of SGM dates, times and locations The full schedule for the SGMs to vote on the proposed Awards, including Retained and Country Sub-Branch SGMs, is as follows. Any member can attend any SGM. Members […]

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Notice Of Special General Meetings

August 24, 2023

Special General Meetings to vote on new Awards Following the announcement of reaching in principle agreement with FRNSW on new Awards for Permanent and Retained firefighters and the D&D Award (and the release of those documents this week) we will […]

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Sitrep 45: Updated Meeting Time/date For C Platoon

August 23, 2023

C Platoon Award Delegates Zoom Rescheduled  Apologies to impacted members, however the Delegates Zoom Info meeting for C Platoon that was scheduled for Monday 28th August has been rescheduled.  The C Platoon Delegates Zoom will now be on Saturday 26th […]

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Sitrep 44: Summary Of Changes To Awards

August 22, 2023

Key changes for new Awards As per our last Sitreps (here and here), the FBEU and FRNSW have reached agreement on new Awards for all three of the Awards which cover professional firefighters in NSW. These new Awards, while only […]

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Sitrep 43: Final Award Drafts & Info Zoom Links

August 21, 2023

FINAL AWARD DRAFTS and INFO ZOOM LINKS Further to Friday’s Sitrep we are now able to release the final drafts of all 3 Awards. Please follow links below to each of the drafts: 2023 Permanent Staff Award 2023 Retained Staff […]

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Sitrep 42: Award Update – Final Award Draft And Zoom Info Sessions

August 21, 2023

AWARD UPDATE – FINAL AWARD DRAFT and ZOOM INFO SESSIONS Further to Friday’s Sitrep we are today working with FRNSW to make some final edits to the Award Drafts prior to sending them out to you all. As such, today’s […]

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Sitrep 41: Award Update – In-principle Agreement Reached

August 18, 2023

FBEU reaches In-Principle Agreement on Awards I am pleased to advise members that this afternoon, we have reached in-principle agreement with FRNSW over all three Awards. These Awards will deliver significant reform, despite only being 12-month Awards expiring in February 2024, and […]

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Sitrep 40: Government’s Consultants Inquiry, Retained Ffs Acting Up, And More

August 11, 2023

The Plus Plan is no plan at all On Wednesday the FBEU gave evidence before the inquiry into the NSW Government’s use and management of consulting services, coordinated by the Public Accountability and Works Committee. As referenced in Sitrep 37, a submission […]

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Code Reds: Operational Assurance Reviews And Retained Ff Program

August 11, 2023

Code Red – Operational Assurance Reviews Following the completion of a trial of Operational Assurance Reviews, the FBEU has been seeking to consult with the Department regarding the evaluation and outcome of the trial program to provide input and feedback […]

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Sitrep 39 – Irc Issues Recommendation On Health Checks! And Frnsw Publish New Risk Assessment On Infectious Diseases

August 10, 2023

Award Update – IRC Issues Recommendation re Health Checks  As notified to members in the last Sitrep, following our attendance at the IRC last week for the conciliation on the Awards, and specifically regarding our claim to replace the current […]

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Sitrep 38: Updates On Award Negotiations And Covid Vaccination Policy

August 4, 2023

Award Negotiations Update Award negotiations are continuing to progress closer to final resolution. This week we returned to the IRC for further conciliation regarding health checks. This was becoming a real sticking point for resolution of the Awards. Members obviously […]

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Sitrep 37/2023

July 21, 2023

Consultancy Inquiry Submission Following this week’s announcement of the departure of Paul Baxter as FRNSW Commissioner, the agency has had extensive media coverage for all the wrong reasons.    As cited in Sitrep #36, there are significant legacy issues left behind […]

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