pharmacist wages
Poor wages, lack of support sees mum leave community pharmacy
Are women supported in the profession? A former community pharmacist and primary carer of two kids weighs in By Chantelle Pennington Is pharmacy a woman-friendly profession? The answer depends on …
Pharmacist salary update
Which cities saw a downward trend on pharmacist salaries in 2020, while another region has manager salaries up to $152k? And how far have penalty rates dropped? This latest salary …
Pharmacy wage increase
New minimum rates for pharmacy workers now apply from 1 July The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently handed down its Annual Wage Review Decision, in which it determined to increase …
Are you satisfied with your pay and working conditions?
Many pharmacy graduates say they are turning their backs on the industry, but how much do satisfaction levels or work-life balance play a role While there are many anecdotal reports …
How much do US pharmacists get paid?
Pharmacists in Alaska earn an annual salary of AU$206,000 or $99 an hour, while even the worst-paid state in the US sees pharmacists earning AU$152,000 Latest statistics reveal the national …
A complex negotiation
PSA is confident it will be able to work with the Guild on service delivery in upcoming 7CPA negotiations, but how does it plan to secure more funding for proposed …
A welcome pre-election promise
The ALP has promised to create a “small claims jurisdiction” making it easier to recover lost wages up to $100,000 if it wins this Federal election, says pharmacists’ union Labor …
‘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 …
Uptick in employee pharmacist wages
A new report has seen an increase in community pharmacists’ wages alongside growth in professional services More pharmacists are now earning between $40 and $50 per hour, and fewer pharmacists …
Beyond the agreement
Will pharmacists be looking outside the CPA for remuneration and funding opportunities? This is exactly what the PSA is calling for There is a strong desire among pharmacists in all …
Pharmacy’s #10YearChallenge
Discounting domination, accelerated price disclosure, stagnation of pharmacist wages… what happened in the last decade in pharmacy, and will the next be brighter? In his 2019 Neil Naismith commemorative lecture …
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’ …