fair work
PSA comes out swinging on pay
The Pharmaceutical Society has put forward a submission to Fair Work in which it says pharmacists performing certain reviews and services should get a pay rise PSA has sent a …
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 …
Report card: CWH training pay compliance
How well has Chemist Warehouse kept up its end of its compliance partnership with the Fair Work Ombudsman? The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has released its National Compliance Monitoring Report …
Poll: has there been a ‘significant net addition’ to your role?
Has your role changed and its scope increased enough to justify an increase in the award wage? Last week, the AJP reported on the Pharmacy Guild’s submission to the Fair …
The week in review
The Fair Work case was a hot topic this week, as was the perennial topic of flu vaccination The Pharmacy Guild‘s George Tambassis wrote to members explaining the organisation’s submission …
‘Pharmacists must be valued.’
The SHPA has called for pharmacists to be “appropriately valued” as their roles grow and change SHPA Chief Executive Kristin Michaels responded to an article published in the AJP earlier …
Take steps to promote compliance: franchisors warned
The Fair Work Ombudsman has urged franchisors to take steps to avoid worker exploitation With less than three weeks to go until new laws making some franchises and holding companies …
A cut to the heart
Pharmacy staff paying the price for government’s failure, Opposition leader says Workers covered under the pharmacy award are among the 700,000 Australians set to pay the price for federal government …
New app, heavier penalties reinforce record-keeping as core business
As workers get an innovative new tool to record their hours, it is time for businesses to take record-keeping as seriously as the courts and government, writes Natalie James It’s …