RETAINED AWARD RATIFIED BY IRC
Following near-unanimous endorsement of the Award proposal dated 17 April 1997, by members of the Retained Sub-Branch, the NSW Industrial Relations Commission ratified a new Award for Retained...
View ArticleTHREDBO SNOWFIELDS INCIDENT RETAINED FIREFIGHTER ENTITLEMENTS
On 18 August 1997 the Manager Operational Personnel released a memorandum to all NSWFB staff regarding entitlements for staff in attendance at the Thredbo Snowfields incident. The memorandum simply...
View ArticleJOB-SECURITY DISPUTE – UPDATE
The Commissioner NSWFB today issued a deliberately misleading notice under the heading “DUTY OF CARE”. Frankly, that notice is as wrong as it is offensive. The facts surrounding the actual member at...
View Article“HE’S ONLY A RETAINED FIREY.”
The Department is presently refusing to allow an injured retained firefighter back to work – despite a full-recovery of his workers’ compensation injury. The reason? It is alleged that the particular...
View ArticleDEPT. STONEWALLS – BANS ESCALATE
The Department continues to refuse to negotiate with the Union in relation to the current dispute, despite bans and limitations being imposed at 1800 hours on 7 November 1997. The Union’s numerous...
View ArticleCountry staffing proposal delivers new roles for GSA Retained
As part of the negotiations surrounding the Union’s Country Staffing Proposal, the Department wrote, in the following terms, to the Union on 4 September 1998: “The department recognises the unique...
View Article4% payrise for Retained members
The next 4% pay rise for permanent members took effect on Friday 2 March and will appear in retained members’ pays this month. This is the final increase payable under the current award before it...
View ArticleNew Easter Show rates
Negotiations have resulted in agreement being reached between the Union and Department for the insertion of two new sub-clauses into the Retained Award (6.6.1.3a and 6.8a) to cover members working at...
View ArticleSITREP No. 11/2009
In this issue: Department attacks your qualifications – update Retained members, Clause 29 and Major emergencies Department attacks your qualifications – update As flagged last week (see SITREP...
View ArticleSITREP 2/2012
Inside this issue: Health and safety protections going backwards FBEU Fighting Fund Financial relief for members who stopped work in June and September 2011
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