Welcome

2. Welcome

3. Why do Firefighters working the Retained Duty System join the Fire Brigades Union?

4. Because The FBU: • Is the biggest professional F&RS Union (over 45,000 members) • The most effective F&RS Union • Represents eight out of ten uniformedprofessionals • Unites professionals across all ranks, roles and duty systems • Working for fair and equal treatment at work

5. Serving you at work • Specialised local reps in every brigade • 13 regional centre's • The best professional advice • The best professional support • Personalised local support

6. You need us to… • Deal with your problems at work such as grievances • Protect you if things go wrong • Promote your health and safety • Represent you in medical appeals • Represent you in pension appeals • Represent you in disciplinary matters

7. Additional Benefits • Access to Legal Services(you and your family) Detailed provision and exclusions are explained in Rule 25 • Legal Advice helplines • Confidential Advice helplines • Access to the Accident, Injury and Death Benefit Fund • Access to a £3 million training scheme

8. Working for the Retained Duty System • Legal action which has paved the way for pensions (House of Lords) • Secured equal rights for RDS Firefighters (sick pay, holidays) • Secured equal rates of pay for RDS Firefighters • Secured two days a week off without cut in retaining fee • Equal access to all the membership benefits of the FBU • Full voting rights for all RDS Members and RDS Reps

9. Benefit: Accident and Injury Fund (AIF) • An exclusive Fund for FBU Members • Critical because RDS Members could lose two incomes • In addition to employer’s sickness provisions • In addition to employer’s pensionprovisions

10. Benefit: AIF payments • Temporary disablement:30% of aWholetime Firefighter’s weekly pay (12 months qualifying period for on duty injury or illness/ 6 months for off duty illness/injury) • Permanent disablement:50% of a Wholetime Firefighter’s annual salary as a lump sum • Death of member: 100% of wholetime firefighter’s annual salary + 20% for each surviving dependant child • Death of member’s dependant:20% of a Wholetime Firefighter’s annual salary as a lump sum Detailed provision and exclusions are explained in Rule 30

11. Benefit: FREE Access to Legal Services The FBU has pursued cases to the High Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords and European court of Justice on behalf of members and achieved £9 million in compensation in the last 2 years alone • FREE pursuit of personal injury claims for you • and your family • FREE legal advice on employment matters • (through FBU rep) • FREE legal advice helpline (non-employment issues • such as debt claims, neighbour disputes, defective goods or • services, matrimonial disputes) • FREE Will Service Using Thompsons solicitors, a leading • law firm

12. Benefit: Access to life long learning • A £3 million scheme to promotelearning • Trained workplace learning Reps • Languages, IT skills, skills for life • Over 3,000 members already helped • Over 1,000 have gained a Qualification

13. The FBU: • The biggest most effective F&RS Union • Uniting all F&RS professionals, roles and duty systems • The best benefits • The best support where you work • Full support for all Firefighters working the RDS JOIN THE PROFESSIONALS

15. Thank you, Any questions?