Special Features

• Case Study: Constructive Dismissal at Boots

  Wed 28th November 2018 PDA Union

  The PDA Union have recently seen the judgement of a Scottish Employment Tribunal where a trainee pharmacy technician at Boots was constructively dismissed after being given a final written warning. This was despite DISPROVING an allegation made in a customer complaint that she had breached confidentiality.  

• Boots Pharmacists: Why the 40% hurdle is so important

  Sun 25th November 2018 PDA Union

  The PDA Union want to make sure that pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists understand why every vote in the ballot due in February 2019 is critical if they are to finally secure an independent voice at work. 

• Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd: Unfair dismissal

  Fri 23rd November 2018 The PDA

  The Claimant brought a complaint of unfair dismissal against the Respondent. The Respondent defended the claim, asserting that the Claimant was dismissed fairly by reason of redundancy. 

• Boots Pharmacists: Be part of your union

  Mon 19th November 2018 PDA Union

  Pharmacists employed at Boots are being encouraged to join thousands of their colleagues and be part of the PDA Union; the only independent UK trade union that is exclusively for individual pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists and pharmacy undergraduates.  

• Date set for historic second ballot at Boots

  Wed 7th November 2018 PDA Union

  The PDA Union have negotiated the arrangements for a ballot of pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists which can finally secure them an independent voice at work. The ballot period will run for five weeks from Monday 4 February 2019 

• View from a community pharmacist

  Thu 1st November 2018 The PDA

  One recent letter summed up so much of what we hear from members across community pharmacy, that we decided to publish it. We have kept the individual’s name and their employer anonymous because we know that what they describe here is experienced by pharmacists working for many different employers across community pharmacy. 

• Boots update: where we are in the recognition process

  Thu 1st November 2018 PDA Union

  An update to pharmacists employed at Boots: "Following on from the activity earlier this year to derecognise the Boots Pharmacy Association (BPA), we are contacting you to update you on where we are in the recognition process."  

• Boots Pharmacists: Make sure you get a say in coming ballot

  Fri 26th October 2018 PDA Union

  Boots pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists are actively encouraged to ensure their correct address details are registered on the company’s systems so that they will receive ballot papers to their home address without delay when a second vote on trade union recognition is held soon. 

• Comparing community pharmacy practice to the Scandinavian model; a flawed approach

  Mon 22nd October 2018 The PDA

  A study commissioned by the Department of Health looked at how skill mix in community pharmacy operated in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.  

• Safer Pharmacies Campaign continues

  Fri 19th October 2018 The PDA

  The campaign to get pharmacies across the UK to meet the seven commitments to improve safety and care for patients, through better working conditions in UK pharmacy practice is continuing. Here are some of the latest developments in support for the PDA’s Safer Pharmacies Charter. 

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