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PDA Scotland strengthens team to enhance support for members
Mon 22nd November 2021
The PDA has strengthened its team to further enhance support for members across all sectors of pharmacy practice in Scotland.
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PDA Education delivers first face-to-face training course for Workplace Representatives
Sat 20th November 2021
Earlier this month, PDA Workplace Reps from across the UK attended their first face-to-face training course to further develop their skills and knowledge of the PDA and give them the confidence to carry out their roles.
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Boots Newsletter – November 2021
Fri 19th November 2021
Keeping you informed of all the PDA Union activities within Boots.
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NAWP marks National Equal Pay Day 2021
Thu 18th November 2021
Thursday 18 November 2021 marks National Equal Pay Day in the UK. This is the day women on average stop earning money until the end of the year compared to men, due to the gender pay gap.
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Right to be free from violence and harassment at work confirmed by UK government
Tue 16th November 2021
The PDA welcomes news that the UK Work and Pensions Secretary, Thérèse Coffey confirmed that the UK government has ratified the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention.
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PDA hosts free webinar to support members sitting the November assessment
Mon 15th November 2021
Last Monday, the PDA hosted a free webinar for members sitting the GPhC assessment in November. Here, three PDA Reps and newly qualified pharmacists who had recently sat the assessment shared their experiences and gave useful tips and advice they would have wanted to hear in the run-up to their assessment.
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PDA responds to apprenticeship consultations for health professionals
Mon 15th November 2021
The PDA is responding to a series of consultations published on 4 November by the Institute of Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IFATE) which include proposals for pharmacy technicians, optometrists, and doctors. These IFATE consultations provide less than two weeks for interested parties to respond.
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Irish trade union movement supports tripartite approach to decision making on future of pharmacy
Fri 12th November 2021
The ICTU has adopted a proposal from the PDA that states that decision making by the government regarding future pharmacy policy and service design should be made through tripartite structures, with non-employer pharmacists represented by their trade union who are able to provide a more comprehensive, integrated point of view to complement that presented by employers.
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Boots pharmacists pay talks at ACAS begin on 18 November
Thu 11th November 2021
The final stage of the 2021 pay talks for pharmacists at Boots begins on 18 November after no agreement could be reached by the two parties.
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Government announces outcome of consultation on mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for NHS workers
Thu 11th November 2021
Health Secretary, Sajid Javid has confirmed that the Government is to introduce Covid-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment for all frontline health and social care workers.