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Sunday pay cuts to start 1 July
Pharmacy workers could see their pay being cut in a matter of weeks, following the Fair Work Commission’s decision on phasing-in dates The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) …
Pharmacists struggling to keep pace with impact of PBS reforms
High rents, high wages, PBS reform and a tough retail market aren’t doing pharmacy any favours, writes Mark Churchill The speed at which the most recent PBS reforms have been …
FactCheck: will 700,000 workers be ‘ripped off’ by penalty rate cuts, as Bill Shorten said?
FactCheck: will 700,000 workers be ‘ripped off’ by penalty rate cuts, as Bill Shorten said? Joshua Healy, University of Melbourne Malcolm Turnbull’s cuts to penalty rates will rip off 700,000 …
What you said: the pay gap
It’s been a busy week in our comments section, with the gender pay gap proving to be a hot topic Readers responded with interest to an AJP story in which …
What are you earning?
New tax office data lifts the lid on occupational income differences, and on the gender gap in pharmacist pay A gender gap definitely exists in Australian pharmacist pay rates, if …
Penalty rates decision to be appealed
A union has asked the Fair Work Commission to immediately conclude the penalty rates matter so it can appeal the decision in the Federal Court United Voice, which represents hospitality …
Union puts out call for employee pharmacist witnesses
The union for employee pharmacists has provided the Fair Work Commission with a major submission in support of lifting pay in the Pharmacy Industry Award PPA’s submission covers the expert evidence it …
PSA urges award wage increase
PSA is providing advice and evidence to support a case to increase the Award wage for pharmacists PSA says it has agreed to be called as an expert witness in …
Pharmacist pollie condemns pay cut
Emma McBride has taken aim at cuts to penalty rates, describing the PM’s decision to support cuts as “unconscionable” Ms McBride, a registered pharmacist and the Labor member for the …
World news wrapup: 16 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world UK: Only four out of more than 8,000 pharmacies were rated “excellent” by the UK’s pharmacy regulator following its …
Call for more PBS cuts rejected
Pharmacy stakeholders have slammed calls for further PBS cuts in a new Grattan report The Pharmacy Guild says it “completely rejects” the headline assertion of the report, which is titled Cutting …
‘Minor’ penalty rates cut slammed
Penalty rates have been a hot topic in Parliament this week, with several politicians slamming the Fair Work Commission’s decision It is a decision that will see Sunday penalty rates …