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Pharmacy assistant union loses penalty rates bid
Two unions have lost a bid to overturn the FWC’s decision to cut penalty rates for pharmacy, retail and hospitality workers The Federal Court has ruled that the FWC met …
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 …
The week in review
Recognition for pharmacists was an issue this week: whether in terms of consumer awareness or pay The week started by recognising the important work pharmacists do, with World Pharmacists’ Day; …
Penalty rates appeal goes to Court
The Fair Work Commission did not recognise the impact of penalty rates cuts on low-earning staff in the retail and hospitality industries, a court has heard The appeal against the …
Research slams employers on wages
“Aggressive measures” by employers to cut wage growth are threatening “severe long-run damage” to the superannuation retirement system, new research suggests Data collated by the Centre for Future Work at …
Pharmacists feel like low-paid ‘script monkeys’
Low pay and under-recognition are part of the reason pharmacists are feeling stressed, one stakeholder warns The National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students found …
The week in review
Pay has been high on the agenda this week in community pharmacy The PSA‘s Dr Shane Jackson told the AJP that a way to improve the pay situation is to …
World news wrapup: 24 August 2017
Banks close pot-selling pharmacies’ accounts; cough drop flavoured Kit Kats; pharmacy key in Scotland’s health strategy Uruguay: Pharmacies which are legally selling recreational marijuana under Uruguay’s new laws have found …
Strengthen CPAs to improve pay: Jackson
PSA president Dr Shane Jackson has called for a “much stronger” 7CPA to ensure better pay for pharmacists Last week the union for employee pharmacists released its latest remuneration report, …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in Australian community pharmacy, with the big issues looming large This week began with the RACGP attacking community pharmacy over OTC codeine, calling on the …
Low pay risking the profession
New data shows that pharmacists are among the lowest-paid workers in Australia – and pay may be going backwards The recently released Community Pharmacists’ Employment and Remuneration Report has revealed …
“Low pay locks pharmacists in virtual poverty trap”
Pharmacist union says it wants to bring back Coalition in an effort to improve pharmacist wages and conditions Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) CEO Chris Walton has welcomed the decision of …