employee pharmacists
Economic concerns drive demand for permanent roles
Employee pharmacists are shunning “lucrative” locum roles in favour of the stability of permanent positions, recruiter says Economic factors are seeing increasing numbers of pharmacists opt for the security of …
Flexibility key to attracting talent
Pharmacists no longer want to work 40 to 50 hours a week, recruiter tells owners Pharmacy proprietors are being advised to offer flexible working arrangements to attract and retain staff. …
Union secures courtroom win
Pharmacy owners are being put on notice to ensure they are paying staff their full entitlements following a court ruling last week. A Victorian employee pharmacist reclaimed more than …
‘Crisis point’ as Guild, PPA talk Award
The Guild’s national president has confirmed that the organisation is in talks with the employee pharmacists’ union on the Award Professional Pharmacists Australia issued a statement on Monday in which …
Regular casuals still ‘short changed,’ says union
Following a high-profile industrial relations case, the pharmacists’ union has accused employers of failing to switch long-term casual workers with regular hours to permanent full and part-time work The comments …
The costs of a mentally unhealthy workplace
What is workplace bullying? And how can community pharmacy owners alleviate workplace stress? Guild employment experts provide the answers According to the latest statistics, mental illness is more prevalent than …
Union calls for industry-wide bargaining
The employee pharmacists’ union has likened pharmacist wages to those of a “labourer” – a comparison the Guild rejects In a post on its website, Professional Pharmacists Australia has called …
Domestic violence leave now an entitlement
Up to six million Australians will now have access to a guaranteed entitlement of five days’ unpaid family and domestic violence leave – but is it enough? Health Minister Greg …
Wage theft ‘running rampant’
The employee pharmacists’ union has spoken out on wage theft, urging pharmacists to keep an eye on their wages and conditions Professional Pharmacists’ Australia (PPA) this week congratulated the Andrews …
Employee share scheme changes on the horizon
The Federal government is making it easier for small businesses to offer employee share schemes, in a move welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild In a joint media release with Small …
Hospital pharmacists win on pay, staffing
Pharmacists working in the ACT’s public hospital system have secured a win for their pay and conditions Last month Professionals Australia ACT director Dale Beasley told the AJP that a …
The week in review
Things got heated this week as GPs fired a few more volleys in their turf war against pharmacists We saw the committee undertaking Queensland’s Parliamentary Inquiry into the pharmacy sector …