Employment terms and conditions

Will pharmacists go on strike over pay?

An overview of the pay-related industrial action rippling through the NHS and whether or not pharmacy will be the next sector to react.…

UK pharmacist salaries increased by 2.6% in 2022

The increase in average annual pay of pharmacists is significantly below inflation, which hit 10.1% in October 2022.…

Hospital pharmacists encouraged to reject ‘insulting’ government pay offer

Nathan Burley, president of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, said members should reject the "vastly below inflation pay offer" of a £2,205 flat pay increase and "prepare for action".…

Boots gives 4.5% pay increase to pharmacists

The pay rise will be effective from 1 November 2022 after being agreed between the multiple and the Pharmacists' Defence Association Union.…

Industrial action could lead hospital pharmacists to withdraw from weekend rotas, warns union leader

Exclusive: Even though the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists does not want industrial action, its president Nathan Burley said it may impact the provision of additional services.…

Nathan Burley: ‘We don’t want industrial action, we want fair pay’

As the newly elected president of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, Nathan Burley says he is well placed to lead its members into the fight for improved terms and conditions for working pharmacists.…

Government consults on extending temporary pension rules to allow retired NHS staff to return to work

Owing to backlogs from COVID-19 and "what could be a challenging winter", the government has proposed extending temporary measures that allow recently retired NHS staff to return to work without losing their pension benefits until 31 March 2023.…

Hospital pharmacists balloted on industrial action over NHS pay award

Unite has recommended that its members vote yes to industrial action in response to the 2022/2023 Agenda for Change pay award.…

NHS hospital pharmacists to receive at least £1,400 pay rise 

The government has accepted the NHS Pay Review Body's recommendation for a pay increase for all Agenda for Change staff.…

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