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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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Mediation: Talking away trouble

Mediation can lead to better outcomes than employment tribunals, Adam Bernstein writes

05 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

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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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GPhC proposes fast-tracked workforce entry for overseas pharmacists

Austrialian, New Zealand and Irish pharmacists may be able to enter workforce after three months.

23 Feb 2024

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Pharmacy First locum fee deduction warning ‘not intended as a threat’

Job posting warned of deductions for 'incomplete Pharmacy First referrals'.

09 Feb 2024

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Top tips for a positive locum experience

Most community pharmacies will need locum cover at some point – perhaps now more so than ever

08 Feb 2024

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Pharmacist who misused patient data gets three-month suspension

Pharmacist used data inappropriately but behaviour fell short of 'most serious conduct'

17 Jan 2024

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Well pharmacists to receive £300 for completing Pharmacy First training

Multiple to pay out £300 upon completion of Pharmacy First and contraception training

11 Jan 2024

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Sector could face £550m retrospective tax bill if locums classed as employees says CCA

HMRC’s long running investigation into whether self-employed locum pharmacists used by pharmacies are employed for tax purposes covered in Financial Times

02 Jan 2024

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PDA investigating concerns around Boots pharmacists’ pension entitlements

PDA gathering more information to determine whether there is grounds for a dispute

11 Dec 2023

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Boots offloads £4.8bn pension scheme to Legal & General

Deal described as the largest ever single transaction of its kind

24 Nov 2023

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PDA: We’ve recovered over £100k in unpaid locum fees this year

The most money recovered during one case, the PDA said, was over £8,000. Its director Paul Day described the situation as “shocking.”

10 Nov 2023

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Action plan needed after damning pharmacy workforce equality report

According to NHE England’s report, BAME pharmacy team members experience more discrimination, harassment and poorer career progression than white staff.

28 Sep 2023

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PDA: Buyers of ex-Lloyds branches ‘may have dodged TUPE obligations’

PDA kicks off early proceedings against Lloyds and new buyers as pharmacists raise TUPE concerns

11 Sep 2023

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Day Lewis goes with digital locum booking platform as preferred supplier

Day Lewis announces partnership with Locate a Locum

05 Sep 2023

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