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The week in review
The week may have ended with all eyes on Canberra, but it began with a pharmacy focus in Brisbane At the start of the week, the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into …
The week in review
All eyes are on Sydney this week as the Pharmaceutical Society hosts its annual conference, PSA18 The PSA has announced its top honours for the year: John Jackson was named …
Pharmacists ‘intimidated’ out of pursuing claims
The union for employee pharmacists has lodged an underpayment claim of around $160,000 for a pharmacist in charge PPA says that the case is the “worst example of wage theft” …
Owners feeling the wages pinch, says employer group
Employsure has welcomed the upcoming penalty rate cut as necessary to reflect the 24/7 economy The workplace relations firm, which represents close to 20,000 small and medium size businesses, has …
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 …
No ‘significant net addition’ to workload
The Guild has lodged a submission to Fair Work rejecting union claims in the work value case The Pharmacy Guild has lodged a submission to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) …
1,000 businesses across Australia to be audited
The Fair Work Ombudsman has begun auditing businesses across a spectrum of industries including retail, restaurant, security and manufacturing The nationwide audit is part of a new Workplace Basics campaign, …
World news wrapup: 22 March 2018
Alaskan naturopaths want prescribing privileges; milkshake bar runs afoul of Texas Pharmacy Act; Boots reveals gender pay gap Dallas, Texas: A bar and eatery in the Deep Ellum entertainment district …
Stagnant pay levels still a concern
In the first of a series analysing the findings of the 2017 UTS Pharmacy Barometer, Professor Charlie Benrimoj looks at pharmacists’ attitudes to pay levels Remuneration is a hot-button issue …
Put your money where your health is
Are consumers willing to pay for pharmacy services? Not in many cases it would seem Little guidance is currently available on whether healthcare consumers will be truly willing to pay …
The week in review
Pain was on the agenda this week, as the disagreements about codeine continue On Thursday, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced a $20 million initiative, run through community pharmacies, to help …