The Union and Fire Service representatives met again on 20 January 2011 (for a fifth day of negotiations).
Subsequent to the Union advising the Fire Service that the money element of the Fire Service’s position was quite inadequate, the Fire Service representatives indicated they would not return to the negotiating table.
Consequently negotiations have broken down.
A detailed notice of the state of play of negotiations is being developed and will be promulgated next week.
Members will know that effective Noon, Friday the 29th May, Government has changed the Level 2 COVID-19 restrictions with an increase in gatherings to 100 persons.
With the transition to Level 2 and the elimination of station bubbles, the risk of exposure to members has been increased.
As staff will know the Prime Minister has announced a move from tomorrow to COVID-19 Alert Level 2, and as a result, we will begin a controlled transition to “Business as Usual”.