Employment

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.…

Nearly one in five pharmacist roles vacant in parts of England, report finds

Exclusive: A survey has found a 9% full-time equivalent vacancy rate in community pharmacy across England.…

Scottish government offers 4% pay rise to NHS staff

If accepted, the pay increase will be backdated to 1 December 2020 to recognise the pressure put on staff by the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Government proposal of 1% pay rise for NHS staff ‘callous’, hospital pharmacists’ body says

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has criticised the proposal, saying that it will "continue to make the case strongly" for NHS staff in England to be given a higher pay rise.…