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The week in review
This week started with honours for seven industry leaders, and ended with the announcement of a pay rise for employee pharmacists Health Minister Greg Hunt announced an Australian Preventive Health …
Pay up 21%
PPA has urged the Pharmacy Guild to pass newly-decided pay rises of up to 15% on to their employees in full Professional Pharmacists Australia says that the decision by the …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in community pharmacy… This week, we brought you the results of the 2018 UTS Pharmacy Barometer: we saw growth in community pharmacist wages; we found …
The lowdown on pharmacy
How many pharmacies provide immunisations? Do pharmacists earn more if they specialise in services? Do owners support pharmacists’ roles expanding? Here’s 10 key findings from the 2018 UTS Pharmacy Barometer …
Pharmacy workers could lose $26k: Labor
A pharmacy worker could lose up to $7000 in 2019-20 and up to $26,000 over the next three years, claims the Opposition Leader As Australia heads towards the polls next …
World news wrapup: 18 April 2019
Auckland pharmacies penalised over short-changing workers; UK cracks down on online pharmacies following BBC investigation; Dublin pharmacist investigated for selling “study drugs” Auckland, New Zealand: Seven area pharmacies short-changed some …
No future
Many pharmacists are turning their backs on the profession – and more than 80% say they would not recommend it as a career Professional Pharmacists Australia president Dr Geoff March …
CWH speaks out on strike
Chemist Warehouse’s Damien Gance has told mainstream media that he “expressly and unequivocally” denies union claims of violence against striking workers Workers at Chemist Warehouse distribution centres in Victoria and …
PSA furthers pay push
The PSA is again encouraging stakeholders to improve pharmacist remuneration through access to allied health MBS items PSA national president Dr Christopher Freeman has written to members outlining the Society’s …
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 …
‘Labourer’ pay: what you said
The pharmacy union is pushing for changes to industrial relations rules ahead of its final Fair Work submission, as AJP readers criticise pay rates for employee pharmacists Recently Professional Pharmacists …
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 …