1. Modernising the Retained
John Bonney
President
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2. Retained, the face of Janus?
Share some of our thinking, ideas and solutions – key theme for me.
Retained, the face of Janus?
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Forward
Flexibility
Community Based
Co-responding
Pay as you go – strategic HR, fundamental proposition in a service which only wants you when it wants you.
Audit Commission – ‘Rising to the Challenge’ – it fits
Workforce – how we use our workforce, use the asset, platform for other community work.
RDS to take up the challenge of new ideas – new provision, new role.
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Backward
Part-time Workers Regulations 2000
IPDS/Training Load - NFS
Expectations of Competence/Selection and Expanded Role (IRMP) – Pint Pot
Psychological Contract
Now old fashioned, discontinue
This is like decimalization change or is it more fundamental?
Still in a transition phase.
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The Future
More HR sophistication
More confidence
More creativity – WT/RDS
HR sophistication much greater now, that needs to be applied to retained in the same way as to all staff.
Multiple contracts – WT/RDS
Retained review looks old fashioned
Confidence and ability to challenge structures but not principles of IPDS – that work is underway.
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CFOA’s Role
Europe
Working Time Directive
Sharing Notable Practice
Lobbying Government
Partner/Advocate
WT wake up call
Spotted late – hidden behind junior doctors
CFOA’s work is to spot those issues arising
Portal and seminars like today
Should be a partnership role
Government has a role in promoting the societal value of RDS – increase esteem and ensure legislation and other government policy/initiative work is not against the RDS – avoid disincentives.
2 research projects around Retained.
RDS Survey (which Michael Thewlis will cover) – identify current position/where we want to be with the management of the RDS.
CLG, the Scottish F&R Advisory Unit/Scottish Resilience and NI FRS have jointly commissioned Employment Research and Consulting/ICM.
Aims to identify demographic characteristics of personnel employed on RDS, range of job functions & duties. How RDS role has changed in recent years.
Carried out in 2 parts; questionnaire to be self completed by RDS staff and organisational questionnaire for snr mgrs & RDS Liaison Officers
Employers’ Toolkit – developed following a survey of over 1,000 local business in vicinity of RDS fire stations – for launch today.
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Questions?
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