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Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union request extension to Boots ballot process after voting papers not delivered

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union has made a second request for an extension to the timetable for the ballot to derecognise the Boots Pharmacists’ Association, after it says voting papers failed to arrive at the home addresses of eligible employees.…

Men working for pharmacy multiples earn up to a third more than women, reports show

Men working for some of the biggest high street pharmacies earn up to 31% more than their female colleagues, gender pay gap reports have revealed.…

CAC rules on which Boots pharmacists can vote in union ballot

Only Boots-registered pharmacists at levels 5, 6 and 7 and pre-registration pharmacists will be allowed to vote in a ballot to decide whether to de-recognise the Boots Pharmacists’ Association…

Analysis of LloydsPharmacy closures finds some branches were ‘performing well’

Data from NHS community pharmacy listings and script activity held by NHS Digital show that some branches which were either closed or sold dispensed a “reasonable number” of prescriptions.…

Deadline for Boots secret ballot passes with no agreement

The deadline has passed for a secret ballot of Boots pharmacists to be triggered on whether to de-recognise the Boots Pharmacists’ Association…

PDAU and senior Boots managers meet to discuss ongoing dispute

Talks have been held between members of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union and senior managers from Boots in an ongoing dispute over the legal status of the Boots Pharmacists’ Association…

2,700 pharmacies at risk of closure, analysts say

Around 2,700 community pharmacies could be at risk of closure because they are financially unviable, an analysis of NHS data has suggested.…

PDAU moves a step closer to representing Boots pharmacists

The Central Arbitration Committee has accepted a legal application from Boots pharmacists to dissolve the agreement between Boots and the non-independent trade union, Boots Pharmacists’ Association.…

BPA attempts to fight off de-recognition challenge

Boots Pharmacists’ Association has written to Boots employees urging them to support the union in an attempt to prevent its de-recognition as the representative negotiating body for pharmacy staff at Boots.…

First survey of pharmaceutical workforce to identify education and training needs

The first national community pharmacy workforce survey to look at training and education needs for pharmacists working in community pharmacies has been launched…