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PDA responds to BEIS Flexible working and family-related leave and pay consultation
Thu 14th November 2019
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has consulted on ways to encourage employers to be more transparent about their approach to flexible working and to parental leave policies.
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NAWP President on the gender pay gap, snowy white peaks, the PDA and the future of women in pharmacy
Fri 25th October 2019
President of the National Association of Women Pharmacists, Anita White was recently interviewed by Pharmacy in Practice about the role of NAWP and why it’s future is bright as part of the PDA.
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European Women Pharmacists meeting
Fri 18th October 2019
Members of the National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP) will be taking part in the 14th European Women Pharmacists Meeting 2019 in Dresden, Germany in November.
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PDA responds to BEIS consultation on Neonatal Leave & Pay
Wed 16th October 2019
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has consulted on proposals for a new leave and pay entitlement for parents of babies that require neonatal care after birth.
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National Association of Women Pharmacists to continue as part of the PDA
Tue 1st October 2019
The National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP) has secured a future as a network within the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA).
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NAWP publication archive
Sat 1st June 2019
NAWP was founded in London on 15 June 1905 and has a proud history of supporting women pharmacists. From 1 January 2020, NAWP began a new chapter as a network of the Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA). Below is an archive of newsletters and magazines from NAWP before it became a PDA network.
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PDA responds to the BEIS consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents
Mon 15th April 2019
The BEIS consulted on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents from 25 January to 5 April 2019. The PDA supports proposals for greater consistency of redundancy protection across pregnancy, maternity and for a short period following return to work to help tackle redundancy discrimination in the workplace.
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Improving Equality at Boots
Wed 23rd January 2019
A key objective of the PDA Union is to tackle inequality at work and when we say that, we mean our constitution explicitly states that we exist to “promote equality for all and to eliminate all forms of harassment, prejudice and unfair discrimination…”
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Pay Gap is another reason for employers to work with Trade Unions
Tue 27th March 2018
The PDA Union, the only independent trade union in the UK exclusively for pharmacists, has highlighted pay inequality as another reason that employers in the sector should work constructively with the union as the independent voice of pharmacists.