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Firefighters claim ‘major pension victory’
A landmark court case rules firefighters are entitled to increased pensions for additional duties

FIREFIGHTERS claimed a “major victory” today after a landmark case ruled they are entitled to increased pensions for additional duties.

A court hearing from firefighters based in Wales on Friday evening ruled that workers are regularly paid an additional allowance for working anti-social hours and accepting shift systems up to 42 hours longer than standard working weeks.

The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority had long argued that these arrangements could not be structured into pension payments because of the irregularity of the work.

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