Pharmacy support workers vote in favour of strike action over pay dispute The vast majority of pharmacy support workers in NHS Tayside have voted in favour of industrial action following a dispute over pay, Unite the Union has said.…
Tax changes could make work as a locum ‘untenable’, pharmacy bodies warn Changes to off-payroll working rules could deter pharmacists from working as locums, according to a joint statement from six pharmacy bodies.…
Gender pay gap at LloydsPharmacy sees year-on-year increase LloydsPharmacy’s male employees continue to earn more than their female colleagues as the company’s gender pay gap saw a 2.5% increase in 2018 compared to 2017.…
DHSC passes legislation recognising EU pharmacist qualifications in the UK Legislation has been passed that allows the qualifications of pharmacists from the EU to be recognised in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.…
Five ways pharmacy can close the ethnicity pay gap After figures suggest a 16% difference in pay between white and minority ethnic pharmacists, what can be done to reduce this inequality?…
Boots head office proposes to cut 350 jobs as part of restructuring drive Boots has told its employees of proposed plans to cut up to 350 jobs from the company’s head office in Nottingham in an effort to save money.…
Black and minority ethnic workers in the UK face £3.2 billion pay gap Black, Asian and minority ethnic workers in the UK face an annual pay gap of £3.2bn, an independent think tank has found.…
Pharmacy 2018: The twists and turns The main events in pharmacy throughout 2018 and a preview of the year ahead.…
Twitter chat on the ethnicity pay gap in pharmacy to be held On Wednesday 12 December 2018 at 20:00 (GMT), The Pharmaceutical Journal will be hosting an hour-long Twitter chat to discuss the issue of ethnicity and pay in UK pharmacy using #PJMindTheGap.…
Pharmacy: underpaid and stressed? The Pharmaceutical Journal salary and satisfaction survey 2018 provides a snapshot of the profession’s pay and working conditions.…
