Professional Pharmacists Australia
National Pharmacies EBA a template to follow
Employee pharmacists working for the National Pharmacies group are leading the way for others in the community pharmacy sector in securing improved pay and conditions, union leaders believe Union group, …
Employee pharmacists should get a cut of service fees: PPA
Community pharmacists who provide professional services should receive a slice of the funding paid to the pharmacy they work in, union officials believe Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) says its enterprise …
Mandatory use of MHR key for pharmacist prescribing: PPA
Union calls for mandatory use of the My Health Record (MHR) for pharmacist prescribing going forward Requiring pharmacists to use patients’ MHRs could ease concerns about jurisdictions expanding the profession’s …
Pay won’t go backwards due to 60-day dispensing: PPA
Employee pharmacists’ wages are unlikely to decline due to double dispensing Opportunities for pharmacists to work in roles outside community pharmacy are likely to ensure that pay rates do not …
Much-needed pay rise falls short
Award wages set to climb 5.75% from 1 July Pharmacy staff covered by the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 will see their pay increase by 5.75%, on the back of the …
Double dispensing may not be as disastrous as portrayed
Impacts of 60-day dispensing may not be severe as owners forecast, Union leader says Community pharmacy staff are being urged to “remain calm” amid grim warnings about the sector’s future …
Fence sitting not an option on 60-day dispensing: ex-PSA CEO
Employee pharmacists’ union, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) is being urged to take a stance on double dispensing Former Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) CEO, Mark Kinsela, is urging the PPA …
Union ‘concerned’ about consequences of 60-day dispensing
Warnings of potential job losses stemming from draft Budget plans to introduce double dispensing is concerning union group, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) Employee pharmacists are being urged to contact the …
National Pharmacies staff back industrial action
Negotiations between National Pharmacies and Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) are improving, but union leaders say they will take industrial action, as enterprise agreement talks continue Members of the employee pharmacists’ …
Pharmacy bodies say ‘yes’ to Voice
Calls for the introduction of a First National Voice to Parliament are being backed by major pharmacy organisations The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) and trade union group Professional Pharmacists Australia …
Union secures courtroom win
Pharmacy owners are being put on notice to ensure they are paying staff their full entitlements following a court ruling last week. A Victorian employee pharmacist reclaimed more than …
No option but to take industrial action: PPA
Union members to vote on protective action as enterprise agreement talks stall at National Pharmacies. Employee pharmacists at National Pharmacies stores will be balloted regarding industrial action over the …