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Employment,

Lodge Boots pension complaints before December 5, PDA tells members

Deadline warning for individuals affected by sale of Boots Pension Scheme.

28 Oct 2024

Employment,

Members of Boots-owned pharmacist union to vote on joining the PDAU

'Not sustainable' to maintain a separate internal company union, says the PDAU

16 Oct 2024

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NHS survey reveals 16% rise in ‘long standing’ community pharmacist vacancies

Number of pharmacist vacancies rises to 3,950 in England according to latest annual survey

04 Oct 2024

Employment,

Boots pharmacists to get a 4pc pay rise following PDA agreement

Boots and the PDA Union make a raft of pay announcements effective from November.

03 Oct 2024

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PDA seeks union recognition to represent 200 Superdrug pharmacists

Talks have been ongoing for several months, union tells P3pharmacy.

30 Sep 2024

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Ex-Boots pharmacist awarded £45k after racial profiling tribunal

Pharmacist awarded £45k in damages while PDA Union awarded £13k in costs.

19 Aug 2024

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Take screenshots, PDA tells locums amid ‘increase’ in employers reneging on terms

PDA alleges rise in businesses unilaterally changing agreed terms of locum shifts.

01 Aug 2024

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Employment,

PDA accuses Boots of ‘secret’ last minute rule change on retirement age

PDA asks regulator to investigate non-disclosure of crucial rule change.

16 Jul 2024

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PDA eyes Ombudsman review as Boots pension trustees throw out claim

Boots pension trustees reject initial challenge by PDAU members to over-60s policy.

13 Jun 2024

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Employment,

CCA: NHSE’s failure to solve lack of DPPs risks worsening workforce crisis

The Company Chemists’ Association warned “significant” numbers of pharmacy graduates will struggle to find employment.

24 May 2024

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Employment,

Boots tells staff to report ‘any pressure’ to hit Pharmacy First ‘targets’

Stores director says progress reports not intended to put pressure on staff.

09 May 2024

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Employment,

Lloyds forced to attend pharmacist redundancy tribunal – despite dim chance of payout

Liquidation means compensation hopes are dim but tribunal will still go ahead.

18 Apr 2024

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Employment,

Community pharmacies losing technicians to hospitals after training

A GPhC survey indicates that many pharmacy technicians leave the sector after training.

19 Mar 2024

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Boots head office staff told to work from office full time from September

Managing director calls for face-to-face working to foster 'inspiring' culture.

06 Mar 2024

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Hopes dim for ex-Lloyds pharmacists in redundancy battle

Pharmacists may only get fraction of claim amount if tribunal bid succeeds, says PDA

04 Mar 2024

Employment,

Webb: Working environments a major factor in staffing challenges

It's about more than the 'headline numbers,' CPhO David Webb tells P3pharmacy

27 Feb 2024

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