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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.…

BAME pharmacist pay: a hidden injustice

As a survey suggests that Black, Asian and minority ethnic pharmacists are paid on average 16% less than their white counterparts, The Pharmaceutical Journal asks whether pharmacy employers should be compelled to publish ethnicity pay gap figures alongside gender pay gap statistics.…

Survey reveals ‘concerning’ £8,000 per year ethnicity pay gap for UK pharmacists

The 16% pay gap was calculated based on estimated median pro rata salaries of £50,960 for white pharmacists and £43,056 for black Asian and minority ethnic pharmacists, assuming a 40-hour working week.…

Revealed: Female pharmacists may be underpaid by thousands of pounds each year

Exclusive: There is a statistically significant gender pay gap in pharmacy, with a survey by The Pharmaceutical Journal showing female pharmacists are paid on average 6% less than their male colleagues.…

Tackling the gender pay gap: how female pharmacists can take action

The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed a statistically significant gender pay gap of 6.4% in favour of male pharmacists — Emma Wilkinson and Angela Kam investigate.…