Employment terms and conditions

NHS staff on long-term sick leave from COVID-19 will no longer receive extended full pay

Staff will not longer receive full pay if they are absent with COVID-19 regardless of the length of absence, as the Department of Health and Social Care moves back to normal arrangements under standard NHS employment terms.…

LloydsPharmacy reports 11 percentage point increase in gender pay gap for 2021/2022

The median hourly pay gap at LloydsPharmacy was found to be 14.7% in favour of men, with women's mean hourly pay 32.1% lower than men's.…

Government proposes 3% pay rise for NHS staff in England

The proposal of a 3% pay rise is for staff in England on NHS Agenda for Change pay bands.…

A balancing act: parental leave, your rights and returning to work

Six pharmacists share their experiences of taking parental leave and what to consider when returning to work.…

Boots nearly doubles value of pay package offered to pharmacists, says PDA

A previous offer from the company was rejected by Boots pharmacists.…

Pay gap for pharmacists from ethnic minorities is more than £3,500 per year, survey suggests

Exclusive: The Pharmaceutical Journal's annual salary and job satisfaction survey has found a statistically significant pay gap in favour of white pharmacists for the past four years.…

Pharmacists to join NHS industrial action over pay rise offer

Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists says it will encourage its members to join any industrial action planned over pay.…

Pharmacists increasingly offered starting bonuses to counter workforce shortage

After pharmacists were added to the Home Office's shortage occupation list, the number of joining bonuses worth thousands of pounds for pharmacy jobs were found to have increased during summer 2021.…

Hospital pharmacists urged to consider industrial action in response to 3% pay rise

Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists is encouraging its members to take part in Unite's consultative ballot, open from 27 August until 24 September 2021.…

Hospital pharmacists’ body ‘extremely disappointed’ in 3% pay rise for NHS staff

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has criticised the government's announcement of a 3% pay rise for NHS staff.…