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LloydsPharmacy and the PDA Union issue joint statement on union recognition
Mon 8th February 2021
Business and union issue joint statement confirming that pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy will in future be able to negotiate over certain terms and conditions and be consulted on matters which impact on their employment, through the PDA Union.
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Show love for your union this HeartUnions Week (8-14 February 2021)
Mon 8th February 2021
Today marks the start of HeartUnions week 2021. This year the PDA is celebrating by demonstrating why unions are vital for everyone at work and encouraging all pharmacists, students and pre-regs that are not yet members to join the PDA today.
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New PDA Regional Official for members in Northern Ireland
Wed 3rd February 2021
The PDA welcomes Una O’Farrell, new Regional Official for Northern Ireland, who joins the Organising and Engagement department. Una, a community pharmacist locum who is passionate about pharmacy and pharmacist’s potential, will support PDA members in Northern Ireland, including co-ordinating the Regional Committee members who represent all sectors of pharmacy.
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PDA urges locums to ensure they are ready for roll out of IR35 into private sector
Mon 1st February 2021
With just two months remaining until Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) extend the IR35 arrangements into the private sector on 6 April 2021, the PDA is highlighting to locums that they should ensure they have the right tax and business arrangements in place.
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Stand for election to your Regional Committee: Nominations open on Monday 11 January 2021
Fri 8th January 2021
The PDA Union is calling for nominations for skilled, experienced and enthusiastic members to join the Regional Committee. Please read on for further details...
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Joint statement – Boots & the PDA Union (30 December 2020)
Tue 29th December 2020
The PDA Union and Boots have released their latest joint statement following further talks on the 2020 pay review which were facilitated by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
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PDA Union and LloydsPharmacy issue joint statement on recognition talks
Wed 23rd December 2020
PDA Union negotiators representing pharmacists at Lloyds Pharmacy have progressed talks with company representatives and the two sides have issued their first joint statement.
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PDA Union announces recognition agreement covering pharmacists in Northern Ireland working for GP Federations
Fri 18th December 2020
This is the latest recognition agreement for the PDA Union which began negotiating terms for pharmacists via their groundbreaking agreement with Boots which was signed in 2019.
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PDA supports citizen group petition to save community pharmacies from closure
Tue 15th December 2020
The PDA have added their support to a petition organised by Grassroots campaigning organisation, 38 Degrees, that calls on the Westminster government to recompense pharmacies for the extra costs they have incurred by staying open to provide health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Another success for pharmacists at Lloydspharmacy as trade union bargaining unit decided
Fri 20th November 2020
Pharmacists at Lloyds have moved another step closer to securing an independent voice at work through their trade union, the PDAU. The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) have decided which pharmacists will be in scope of union recognition; accepting in full the PDA proposal and rejecting entirely the company’s alternative.