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Pharmacists threaten legal action over cuts
Pharmacy groups in England are threatening legal action over proposed funding cuts, Chemist + Druggist (C+D) reports. Legal firm, Charles Russell Speechlys, representing at least eight pharmacy groups has written to England’s pharmacy minister Alistair …
Career concerns
Ownership slips down the list of career options for profession concerned about pay Remuneration and the impact of discount pharmacies are the key issues facing community pharmacists a poll of …
National Pharmacies pharmacists in Christmas Eve strike action
Pharmacists employed by National Pharmacies are set to strike from tomorrow (Christmas Eve), amid tensions over the Productivity Commission’s recommendation Sunday penalty rates for retail workers be rolled back. This …
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 …
Pharmacy professional services hamstrung by lack of remuneration
Too many community pharmacies are subsidising pharmacy professional services from their own pockets, according to the International Pharmaceutical Federation. FIP made this statement following its publication today of a new …
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 …
Pharmacy Industry Award in plain language pilot
The Pharmacy Industry Award has been selected by the Fair Work Commission for a pilot project to look at how a modern award can be written in plain language. The …
Why recruiting pharmacy staff on cost alone is a mistake
There’s much more to staffing than how little you can pay your pharmacy staff, writes Nick Logan I recently had the pleasure of attending the presentation of the NSW Pharmacy …