As an interested party in this consultation the POA as the recognised trade union were invited to put our submission in by the Secretary of State Robert Buckland QC MP.
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CIRC 120: NEC MINUTES
Please find attached NEC minutes for the 22nd July 2020, for your information.
SCOTLAND: RE: ARBITRATION CASE FOR THE PAY ANOMALY - STEMMING FROM THE PAY DEAL 2017/2018
Following the application of the pay deal in 2017/18 (the pay deal previous to the current 3 year deal) the POA raised an issue with SPS about a group of recently promoted FLM’s that we believed had been disadvantaged due to the movement of the pay date from October to April.
SCOTLAND: RE WEARING OF MASKS
See the circular attached
General Secretary: Black Lives Matter
When I became the POA General Secretary in May 2010 there had been five previous General Secretaries since 1939 those being Harley Cronin, Fred Castell, Ken Daniel, David Evans, Brian Caton.
National Chair: Returning to chaos is not an option
The realisation that an unseen enemy could indiscriminately destroy our lives suddenly became a reality
CIRC 119: GENERAL SECRETARY UPDATE NUMBER 10
This pandemic of COVID-19 is far from over as we have witnessed with further local lockdowns in our communities and indeed those on the brink of lockdown.
CIRC 118: THOMPSONS SOLICITORS
POA Circular 105/2020 was recently promulgated and highlighted the successes that our legal provider, Thompsons Solicitors had achieved for our members in 2019. In that year £4.5 million was paid out to our members in compensation for a range of claims.
CIRC 117: POA MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT: FIRE FIGHTERS CHARITY ANNUAL REPORT
The POA ran a pilot scheme with the Firefighters Charity in 2008 which focuses on rehabilitation services for POA members and in 2009 I negotiated a contract with them which sends POA members in their time of need for rehabilitation at their centres.
CIRC 116: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE
The Government have announced a 2.5% consolidated pay award for all band 2-5 staff both closed grades and fair and sustainable. This will be backdated to April 1st and paid in Septembers salary.
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