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SECTION I — FAIRNESS AT WORK There are some areas of work being undertaken by the regional fairness at work officers and they will continue to meet and develop, coordinate and assist brigade committees and other union committees within the context of equality and diversity in 2011. Equality is a trade union issue and it is essential in providing working people with dignity in the workplace and within wider society. There is no doubt that the right wing individualistic agenda being pursued by the ConDem coalition represents an enormous attack on our progressive agenda and this is illustrated by the attack on equality and diversity in the fire and rescue service. The FBU fairness at work officers are committed in pursuing the aims and policies of fairness at work and this work will be ever more necessary in 2011. I2 ADAE representation Requests for Granted Not Appeals Appeals Appeals representation granted rejected upheld Region 01 4 4 Region 02 NIL Region 03 1 1 Region 04 6 Region 05 4 2 2 Region 06 2 1 Region 07 5 4 1 1 1 Region 08 2 2 Region 09 1 1 Region 10** Region 11 NIL Region 12 NIL Region 13 3* 1 1 *One investigation commenced in 2010 and decision not yet made **No information received from region NB: Where numbers do not add up across the columns for certain regions this is due to either members withdrawing that request for representation or investigations which were still continuing/outstanding at the end of 2010. I3 Equality and diversity in the fire and rescue service The new fire minister Bob Neill, Conservative MP for Bromley and Chislehurst, announced on 28 July 2010 that central government would be “stepping aside so fire and rescue authorities (FRAs) can decide what their priorities should be and what is in the best interests of the communities they serve”. “The fire minister announced on 28 July 2010 that the department for Communities and Local Government is no longer expecting to enforce certain aspects of the National Framework 2008–2011 including monitoring fire and rescue authority compliance with the fire and rescue service equality and diversity strategy or enforcing the recruitment, progression or retention targets. As a consequence of this announcement changes have been made to the arrangements regarding centrally developed and funded equality and diversity initiatives. The department will no longer be progressing the following: This announcement indicated that issues which will be left to local authorities will include workforce development and equality and diversity. This announcement was then followed by the CLG document entitled “Fire and Rescue Service Monthly Bulletin 4: November 2010” which contained the following: ● ● ● enforcing the recruitment, progression or retention targets set out in the Fire and Rescue Service Equality and Diversity Report 2009; publishing annual equality and diversity reports; administering the National Equality and Diversity Awards; 152 FBU Annual Report 2011
SECTION I — FAIRNESS AT WORK ● ● chairing and facilitating the National Equality and Diversity Delivery Partnership; continuing the national awareness campaign: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Career. In making his announcement the minister has made clear that the government believe equality and diversity to be important issues which should be mainstreamed within the work of the fire service. It will be for the sector to consider.” For many years the Fire Brigades Union has been at the forefront of the fight to ensure that our service reflects the communities we serve. In 2008, along with CLG, CFOA, LGA and all other stakeholders, we supported the equality and diversity strategy for England. This strategy was dealt with in other ways in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland but in a manner which reflected the principles. The Tory minister’s announcement will now mean that no one other than individual FRAs will monitor recruitment in the fire service. Without this monitoring taking place we are likely to see FRAs making cuts in the work which has been essential to making improvements in the recruitment procedures and retention in the past 10 or so years. The minister is putting this responsibility back to chief fire officers who for many years failed to deliver improvements. The challenge for the FBU at national level is to convince the minister that he has made an error of judgement and is failing in his duty under legislation. At local authority level, the challenge for the FBU will be to make sure that they do not back off from the modest targets set in the CLG strategy. FRAs must show commitment to making sure that the work to improve the recruitment, retention and progression of women and black and ethnic minority members continues. In order to pursue this issue the FBU regional fairness at work officers developed a standard letter which could be used by brigade committees in order to challenge local authorities not to back off from the modest targets that had been set previously. Updates as to returns will be given to future meetings of the regional fairness at work officers. FBU Annual Report 2011 153
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