AUSTRALIA’S pharmacists have
been urged to check their pay
packets to ensure they are getting
paid the correct amount as part of
a union initiative called National
Check Your Pay Day.
Dr Geoff March, President of
Professional Pharmacists Australia,
said many aspects of the award
changed on 01 Jul this year and the
past has shown not all pharmacy
owners keep up with the new legal
rates of pay.
Dr March said that he was
concerned about the “culture
of underpayments that had
been exposed by the Fair Work
Ombudsman last year” when
a significant proportion of
Queensland pharmacies had been
found to have underpaid their
pharmacists.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 15 Jul 13 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 15 Jul 13
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