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Review of the WRC Agreement: National Survey of SIPTU Reps, January 2025
County SIPTU representatives report on progress 17 months after the 2023 WRC agreement.
Covers 92% of fire authorities. It found 40% of stations were not on week on, week off, 32% of Driver Mechanic posts were unfilled, and 71% of fire authorities had made no progress on dress uniforms. Includes the reps’ own comments on the challenges in their counties.
National Survey: Implementation Status of WRC Agreement, May 2024
A second snapshot of how the 2023 WRC agreement was being implemented, station by station.
An anonymous survey answered by 176 of the 201 retained stations (87.56%) between 5 and 24 May 2024. It found 64% of stations were still not paid fortnightly, and 70% of Firefighters were unaware of the employee benefits available through their council, with results broken down by fire authority.
National Survey: Implementation Status of WRC Agreement, January 2024
A snapshot of retained Firefighters’ understanding of how the WRC agreement was being implemented.
Results of an anonymous survey answered by 184 of the 201 retained stations (91%) in January 2024. It shows how far each fire authority had got with the agreement, for example 64% of stations were not yet on fortnightly pay, and shares solutions that were working.
Wicklow Retained Firefighters Survey, October 2023
A survey of Wicklow’s retained Firefighters on retention, time off and crewing.
Answered anonymously by 83 of Wicklow’s 87 retained Firefighters between 18 and 22 October 2023. It found 31% intended to leave within 12 months, and looks at driver qualifications per station, time off and the reasons people give for leaving, with their comments. A personal initiative, not an official Wicklow Fire Service survey.
