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Alliance Boots defies common sense – More Information (Members Only)
Tue 24th May 2011 Members Only
Alliance Boots has rejected a group grievance submitted by the PDA Union and is insisting that pharmacists attend individual grievance meetings.
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Alliance Boots defies common sense, logic and the wishes of its pharmacists
Tue 24th May 2011
After 4 weeks of silence, Alliance Boots has confirmed in a letter received on 23rd May 2011, that it has rejected the wishes of many of its pharmacist employees who requested a group grievance to be conducted by their Union, on their behalf.
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PDA Union issues updated advice on Alliance Boots Pay Cuts (Members Only)
Fri 6th May 2011 Members Only
The PDA Union legal team has today issued further guidance and information to members affected by the Alliance Boots cuts to premium pay.
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Has Alliance Boots backtracked on pay cuts?
Fri 29th April 2011
Alliance Boots has recently issued updated guidance to its managers and employees following a growing chorus of complaints, channelled through the PDA Union, about the pay cuts it planned to impose on June 1st 2011.
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Alliance Boots Changes to Terms & Conditions
April 2011
The PDA has been contacted by a number of members regarding a leaflet entitled "Simplifying our Pay and Benefits at Boots" which they have recently received.
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The Welfare Reform Bill – how will it affect you?
Fri 11th March 2011
The PDA wants to know how well prepared members are, given the proposals to 'roll back' some State benefits. Please help us by filling out this brief survey by 31st March 2011. The anonymised results will be published on our web site.
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Updated Guidance issued to Co-operative Pharmacy employees
Thu 24th February 2011
The PDA Union employment team has issued further guidance to pharmacists employed by the Co-operative Pharmacy concerning the imposition of changes to their employment contract.
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Co-operative pharmacy changes terms and conditions for pharmacists
Fri 18th February 2011
Before an employer changes an employee's contract they should enter into a formal consultation process. The PDA is urging its members to respond if they believe that they have not been consulted.
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PDA supports the professional autonomy of pharmacists
Tue 11th January 2011
The PDA has received a number of enquiries concerning guidance being issued by some PCTs regarding the dispensing of tablets/capsules where these are to be administered via crushing, dispersing or otherwise interfering with the integrity of the dosage unit
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Medicines’ Legislation Review; PDA wants removal of Section 64 of Medicines Act
Wed 22nd December 2010
PDA tells MHRA that the current Section 64.1 of the Medicines Act is not 'fit for purpose' and was never intended to prosecute pharmacists for unintentional dispensing errors. It submits that it should be removed altogether when legislation is reviewed.