Firefighters taking government to court

The union is attempting to prevent firefighters having to pay the cost of discrimination

Holly Roach
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The union said the government is trying to make firefighters pay for their own discrimination
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The union said the government is trying to make firefighters pay for their own discrimination

The Fire Brigades Union has issued a formal letter for judicial review proceedings against the government over pensions.

The union is attempting to prevent the government making firefighters pay the cost of discrimination it introduced into their pension scheme. This comes after the McCloud and Sargeant judgments ...

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