Work & the workplace
No fair wages without employers: Albanese
Prime Minister keen to deliver “constructive and balanced” industrial relations reforms Labor is committed to being both “pro-business and pro-worker”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims. Speaking at the Council …
Action required to combat rural workforce crisis
Access to primary healthcare in rural areas is set to get worse in the coming years, if steps are not taken to encourage practitioners to go to the bush Steps …
Union calls for 5% wage increase
ACTU pushes for a 5% increase to award rates in its submission to the Annual Wage Review Pharmacists earning award rates could see their pay increase by 5% if the …
Access to locum relief a challenge for rural pharmacy
Rural pharmacists often struggle to secure relief coverage, despite government funding Staff recruitment, retention and access to locum services are among the biggest challenges facing rural pharmacies, a study finds. …
IR reforms to hurt pharmacy: Dutton
Pharmacy owners are being urged to join the coalition in opposing Labor’s next waves of industrial relations (IR) reforms Labor’s IR reform agenda will come at a cost for small …
Rural pharmacy needs metropolitan support
Short-staffed rural community and hospital pharmacies need urgent support, Victoria’s Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer, Emily Griffin, says Steps need to be taken to address pharmacy workforce shortages in rural areas …
‘I think I am having a heart attack’
A stressed, busy US woman was the sole pharmacist on duty at a CVS in Indiana, when she experienced heart attack symptoms – but was worried about closing the store …
‘No person should be subject to abuse in doing their job’
One state is examining strengthening its sentencing for assaults against frontline health and retail workers, in a move welcomed by pharmacists The Tasmanian government has opened consultation on an amendment …
A troubling outlook
More than half of early career pharmacists across the Tasman say they want out of the profession, new research has revealed Over half of the early career pharmacists in New …
Guild leader urged to join Medicare push
Government rejection of call for Medicare Provider Numbers for pharmacists prompts plea for Guild president to lobby Health Minister Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president, Professor Trent Twomey, is being …
Should ‘retail pharmacists’ be on the WA priority occupation list?
Pharmacy union asked to gauge members’ views on the need for retail pharmacists to be included in the Western Australia’s priority occupation list Pharmacists with experience of working in remote …
Remove unnecessary barriers for skilled healthcare immigration
Kruk Review calls for streamlining of requirements for internationally qualified health practitioners seeking to register in Australia, to address workforce shortages The Independent review of Australia’s regulatory settings relating to …