Executive Council's Report 2020

Executive Council's Report 2020

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 COUNCIL’S REPORT EXECUTIVE Bradley House 68 Coombe Road Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT2 7AE twitter: @fbunational website: www.fbu.org.uk CREDIT: FRASER SMITH 20304 FBU Exec Council Rep 2020 COVER.indd 1 27/05/2020 15:36 Established 1 October 1918 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 President: Ian Murray Vice-president: Andy Noble General secretary: Matt Wrack Assistant general secretary: Andy Dark Treasurer: Jim Quinn National offi cers: Dave Green Tam McFarlane Mark Rowe Sean Starbuck Bradley House Telephone: 020 8541 1765 68 Coombe Road website: www.fbu.org.uk Kingston upon Thames email: offi [email protected] Surrey twitter: @fbunational KT2 7AE FBU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 1 20304 FBU Intro pages Exec Council Rep 2020.indd 1 27/05/2020 15:56 Established 1 October 1918 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 President: Ian Murray Vice-president: Andy Noble General secretary: Matt Wrack Assistant general secretary: Andy Dark Treasurer: Jim Quinn National offi cers: Dave Green Tam McFarlane Mark Rowe Sean Starbuck Bradley House Telephone: 020 8541 1765 68 Coombe Road website: www.fbu.org.uk Kingston upon Thames email: offi [email protected] Surrey twitter: @fbunational KT2 7AE FBU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 1 20304 FBU Intro pages Exec Council Rep 2020.indd 1 27/05/2020 15:56 CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................7 SECTION A PAY AND CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................9 A1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................................9 A2 Annual report of the NJC independent chair 2018-19 .................................................................................10 A3 Pay rates and CPD payments ....................................................................................................................................15 A4 Pay: employers’ letter 4 March ..................................................................................................................................18 A5 Pay: consultative ballot ...................................................................................................................................................19 A6 Pay: FBU conference .......................................................................................................................................................19 A7 NJC pauses ‘broadening the role’ discussions ................................................................................................19 A8 Pay award ..............................................................................................................................................................................19 A9 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service .............................................................................................................................20 A10 Technical Advisory Panel – Hereford and Worcester .....................................................................................20 A11 Early May bank holiday 2020 ......................................................................................................................................20 A12 NJC – FBU and employers’ reps ..............................................................................................................................21 A13 Middle Managers Negotiating Body (MMNB) ....................................................................................................21 SECTION B PENSIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................23 B1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................................23 B2 Age discrimination – victory in the Supreme Court ........................................................................................23 B3 Implications of the Supreme Court decision ......................................................................................................24 B4 Remedies hearing ..............................................................................................................................................................25 B5 Pensionable pay .................................................................................................................................................................25 B6 Split pensions ......................................................................................................................................................................26 SECTION C OPERATIONS, HEALTH AND SAFETY .....................................................................................................................................29 C1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................................29 C2 FBU health and safety committee meetings ......................................................................................................29 C3 Firefi ghters’ Memorial Day ............................................................................................................................................29 C4 FBU contaminants project ............................................................................................................................................30 C5 FBU contaminants project – Lancashire pilot ....................................................................................................30 C6 FBU contaminants project – UK-wide survey ....................................................................................................30 C7 FBU contaminants project – sampling...................................................................................................................31 C8 Toxic chemicals ...................................................................................................................................................................31 C9 FBU mental health project ............................................................................................................................................31 C10 Mental health – commissioned research ..............................................................................................................32 C11 MIND blue light project closed ...................................................................................................................................32 C12 Heat illness prevention ....................................................................................................................................................32 2 FBU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 FBU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S REPORT 2020 3 20304 FBU Intro pages Exec Council Rep 2020.indd 2 27/05/2020 15:56 20304 FBU Intro pages Exec Council Rep 2020.indd 3 27/05/2020 15:56 CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................7 SECTION A PAY AND CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................9 A1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................................9 A2 Annual report of the NJC independent chair 2018-19 .................................................................................10 A3 Pay rates and CPD payments ....................................................................................................................................15 A4 Pay: employers’ letter 4 March ..................................................................................................................................18 A5 Pay: consultative ballot ...................................................................................................................................................19 A6 Pay: FBU conference .......................................................................................................................................................19 A7 NJC pauses ‘broadening the role’ discussions ................................................................................................19 A8 Pay award ..............................................................................................................................................................................19 A9 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service .............................................................................................................................20 A10 Technical Advisory Panel – Hereford and Worcester .....................................................................................20 A11 Early May bank holiday

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