pay rates
Unions want to charge non-members for pay deals
Employee pharmacists who are not members of a trade union could face levies to compensate the organisations for negotiating pay deals. With union membership at an all-time low of 12.5 …
A pharmacist making over AU$200K shares a week in her life
Spoiler: despite the high pay, the American pharmacist decides to leave her role due to a “crappy” boss A US pharmacist earning more than double her average Australian counterparts has …
‘The award is totally out of whack.’
Wages in Australia are being driven up by stressed pharmacists leaving the profession over the past year, say experts Latest data from the US shows that pharmacists in the country …
‘Overworked, underpaid, unrecognised’
A pharmacy owner has criticised pharmacist pay rates, saying female community pharmacists are being ‘ignored’ Sydney pharmacist and owner Peter Feros has slammed community pharmacy pay rates, pointing out that …
A case of value
The pharmacists’ union says it will ‘fight for every cent’ in the current work value case, but the Guild maintains there has not been an increase in workload This week …
Pharmacists’ work value case weighed up
The Fair Work Commission has rejected raising the pharmacist award based on overall workload, but accepted other grounds such as HMRs and vaccinations for increased remuneration This year the pharmacists’ …
Community pharmacy shortages driving salary growth
Shortages of community pharmacists across both metro and regional areas – with many leaving the sector for hospital and industry – have led to a recent boost in wage growth, …
How do pharmacy schools compare?
The Good Universities Guide 2019 has released pharmacy course ratings as well as the latest stats on grad employment and salary The newly released guide has collected ratings for university …
Pharmacist award pay increased
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5% increase in pharmacy award minimum pay rates A Fair Work Commission (FWC) Review in relation to modern award minimum wages has decided …
A question of pay
Pharmacy penalty rates under discussion by federal MPs Pharmacy penalty rates were on the parliamentary agenda recently, with the contentious issue being raised during a number of post-Budget speeches. During …
Year in review: Pharmacist wages
2016 has been a big one in the battle for higher pay in pharmacy Strike! The year began in turmoil as Victorian and South Australian pharmacists employed by National Pharmacies …