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CAC decides make up of Boots bargaining unit

All Boots pharmacists and managers at levels 5, 6, and 7, except those in field and support office roles, can vote on whether they will negotiate their pay, hours and holiday through the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union, the Central Arbitration Committee has ruled.…

Talks between Boots and PDA Union end without agreement

Talks between Boots and the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union over the future representation of Boots pharmacists have ended without agreement.…

PDA Union advises members not to repay bonus money to LloydsPharmacy until it explains calculation error

More than 100 members of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union have contacted them for advice after being asked by LloydsPharmacy to repay a portion of their bonus payments.…

Competition watchdog launches probe into Asda–Sainsbury’s merger

A formal investigation into the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority.…

PDA Union’s application to represent Boots pharmacists accepted

An application by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union for it to be recognised for collective bargaining by Boots has been formally accepted by the body that resolves collective disputes in England.…

Boots wants to exclude 300 pharmacists from bargaining unit, says PDA Union

Discussions between Boots and the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union to establish a possible voluntary arrangement for the future representation of Boots pharmacists have ended in a stalemate.…

Shares in owners of Boots and LloydsPharmacy fall after Amazon buys online pharmacy

Share prices of two of the world’s largest pharmacy and healthcare firms fell after the announcement that retail internet giant Amazon has bought into the prescription drug industry.…

PDA Union and Boots meet to discuss future representation of Boots pharmacists

Representatives from the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union and senior Boots managers have begun talks to establish how Boots pharmacists are represented in the future.…

No plans to close pharmacies, says Well chief executive

John Nuttall, chief executive of Well Pharmacy, has told The Pharmaceutical Journal that the business has no plans to close pharmacies.…

Arbitration body ends Boots-BPA deal

Bargaining arrangements between Boots and the Boots Pharmacists’ Association have been terminated by the body responsible for resolving collective workplace disputes.…