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Derecognition of the BPA – PDAU meet with Boots
Mon 4th December 2017
On 1st December 2017, PDA Union representatives for the group of pharmacists who have applied to derecognise the BPA, met with senior managers from Boots.
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Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) issue decision on application to derecognise the BPA at Boots
Mon 27th November 2017
The public body that has statutory powers to resolve workplace disputes in Britain has published their full decision on an application that a secret ballot should be held to determine whether the bargaining arrangements between the BPA and Boots Management Services Limited should be ended.
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Press Release: PDA calls on parliament to ensure community pharmacy is in scope of Health Service Safety Investigations Body
Thu 21st September 2017
The PDA is asking Parliament to ensure the HSSIB can investigate incidents in community pharmacies.
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Press Release: NHS Pharmacists need a pay rise – PDA Union writes to Pharmacy Minister
Fri 15th September 2017
As the government agree to end the overall 1% pay cap for all public sector workers, the pharmacists' union has called on Steve Brine MP to make sure pharmacists are valued.
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Over 1,000 pharmacists at Boots have pledged their support for derecognising the BPA, in just 40 days
Tue 12th September 2017
At the height of the holiday period with pharmacists busy with work and home life, many hard-working pharmacists are not even aware of the process yet, so passing the 1,000 pledges milestone is a very significant achievement in such a brief time.
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Derecognition of the BPA – Update
Wed 9th August 2017
A further update of the progress of the application to derecognise the BPA.
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Derecognition of the BPA
Wed 2nd August 2017
An update of the progress of the application to derecognise the BPA.
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Boots pharmacists launch historic attempt to secure an independent voice at work
Fri 28th July 2017
With the full backing of the PDA Union, a group of pharmacists employed by Boots have today commenced a legal challenge to secure an independent voice at work. This is the latest development in a long-running campaign by pharmacists to overcome Boots’ attempts to deny them their rights to negotiate over their working conditions through a union of their choice.
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Advice to Community Pharmacists aged 40+
Fri 14th July 2017
We have recently noticed an unusual increase in the number of cases within community pharmacy involving longer serving pharmacists.