Message from the PDA
Further to our last email, voting has now commenced for the employee
representatives to be involved in the consultation process for Alliance
Boots employees in the Final Salary Pension Scheme.
The following PDA Union pharmacists are standing for election as
employee representatives and we urge all eligible employees to use their
vote.
- Elaine Chapman
- Ross Flavell
- Mervyn Hodkinson
- Howard Ainsworth
- John Sargeant
- Paul Newman
Any PDA member who is elected as an employee representative will be
eligible for additional independent training and support, including
access to employment lawyers specialising in community pharmacy issues.
Employee representatives can also opt to receive additional training to
become an accredited PDA trade union representative.
In addition to using your vote, I would like to remind you of the PDA
Conference taking place over the weekend of 27th/28th February, where a
special session has been added to specifically address the proposals by
Alliance Boots.
Details of the conference can be found via the link at the bottom of
this email.
Kind regards
John Murphy
General Secretary
PDA Union
Don’t forget to register for the Annual PDA Conference, ‘THE GOOD, THE
BAD AND THE UGLY!’ on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th February 2010. Visit
http://www.the-pda.org for further details
As we did in Spring and summer 2009, PL-UK are conducting a locum pay rate survey to get a feel for the average pay rate locum pharmacists are securing, this time during the “quiet” part of the year.
To take part, simply visit the PL-UK homepage www.pluk.co.uk and click on your avarage pay rate. You will instantly find out how your average rate compare to other locum pharmacists.
More locum pharmacists are required to join the team at PL-UK. I can honestly say that we have never been busier in February so if you are looking for work and your current pharmacy locum agency can’t help, call PL-UK on 0333 123 3344
We are looking to work with professional, reliable pharmacists who are willing to work on an emergency booking basis.
For some reason we seem to be receiving more and more emergency requests every morning and companies are will to pay top rates to fill these last minute emergencies.
To work as one of our emergency locums we need locum pharmacists to be available from 8am in the morning so we can ensure that pharmacies open on time, or as need to on-time as possible.
Call Linda or Lynne if you are interested in working on an emergency basis 0333 123 3344
PL-UK – for all the best pharmacy jobs
Agency Workers Regulations – how does it effect me?
The simple answer is it doesn’t. …. in most cases. For more expert guidance than I can supply as a pharmacist rather than a legal bod please click on the link below. http://www.pcg.org.uk/cms/documents/01109%20PCG%20A4%2020PP%20BROCHURE%20SINGLE%20PAGES.pdf
One in a lifetime opportunity – pharmacist required in Tonga
We have been approached by a not for profit pharmacy in the Kingdom of Tonga asking us to recruit a pharmacist to work at one of the health centres in the Kingdom. This opportunity will definately not come up again for if you fancy a complete change of scene and an opportunity to live on [...]
Just a quick post to remind all pharmacist that they need to renew their GPhC registration by the 31st October. So you still have a month to pay but if you are anything like me, if you don’t do it now, there’s a chance you’ll forget!
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