Pay

Pharmacy workers begin strike over pay dispute amid claims of government interference

Pharmacy support workers at NHS Tayside have begun strike action, following the breakdown of talks between NHS officials and Unite the Union over a pay dispute.…

Union says it will take ‘continuous strike action’ over pharmacy support workers’ pay

Unite the Union has confirmed that pharmacy support workers in NHS Tayside will begin “continuous strike action” on 19 August 2019.…

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.…

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.…

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?…

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.…

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.…