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Sunday penalty rates cut would hurt pharmacy profession: PPA
The Productivity Commission has delivered its assessment into Australia’s workplace relations framework calling for a reduction in Sunday penalty rates – calls which mirror the Pharmacy Guild’s campaign to reduce …
Review a chance for employee pharmacists to shape future
PPA President, Dr Geoff March welcomed the announcement of pharmacy remuneration and regulation review panellists as an opportunity for employee pharmacists to shape the future of pharmacy. “Last night, the …
National Pharmacies speaks on enterprise agreement talks
National Pharmacies is working with its pharmacists and the Professional Pharmacists Australia to negotiate a new Enterprise Agreement, a spokesperson for the group says. “We have yet to reach a …
National Pharmacies cuts will hurt services: PPA
Pharmacists at National Pharmacies are calling on the executive managers of the pharmacy chain to stop proposed cuts to pay, and instead support decent jobs and quality services for health …
Pharmacists working for discount pharmacies earn less: PPA
Pharmacists working for discount pharmacies earn significantly less, a new survey has found. For the second year running, Professional Pharmacists Australia‘s survey has found that pharmacists who said they were …
Why pharmacy needs to retain penalty rates
Are pharmacists health professionals, or general retail workers, wonders Dr Geoff March. The Productivity Commission’s draft report into Australia’s Workplace Relations Framework has recommended reducing penalty rates for the retail …
Why pharmacists deserve to be paid more
As the role of pharmacists evolves, it’s more important than ever that poor pay rates in the profession are addressed, writes Dr Geoff March Pharmacists are an important part of …
Don’t support slashing pharmacist penalty pay: PPA
Professional Pharmacists Australia is calling on the leaders of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to drop its support for slashing pharmacists’ weekend and public holiday pay rates. The Productivity Commission’s draft …
Employee pharmacists support GP initiative: PPA
Pharmacy is keen to engage with the Australian Medical Association’s proposal for non-dispensing pharmacists in General Practice, says Professional Pharmacists Australia, following a survey on the topic. PPA asked members …
Employee pharmacists still doing it tough: PPA
Low pay, poor career progression and high workloads are the top three issues reported to Professional Pharmacists Australia, said its national director Matt Harris, who says he remains concerned about …
PPA keen on pharmacy location rules review
Professional Pharmacists Australia is disappointed that employee pharmacists and consumers have been “completely shut out” of 6CPA negotiations, but it looks forward to a review of pharmacy outlined in the …
PPA welcomes 6CPA in-principle, queries Guild involvement
The new 6CPA could be a ‘big deal’ for employee pharmacists, says Professional Pharmacists Australia, following the signing of an in-principle agreement between Health Minister Sussan Ley and the Pharmacy …