Pharmacy Daily | Workplace Relations tip: Record keeping

Community pharmacy employers who engage employees under federal workplace relations laws have a legal responsibility to ensure accurate and complete time and wages records are kept, and pay slips are issued to each employee. These record-keeping and pay slip obligations are designed to ensure that employees receive their correct wages and entitlements. Maintaining accurate employment records is not only required, but also of real benefit to a pharmacy businesses. • Documentation justifies employment actions, from recruitment and selection to resignation, retirement or termination. • Training and development and compensation and benefits are parts of employee documentation as well. • Maintaining accurate and complete documentation supports human resources objectives, such as succession planning and promoting from within. • Employee documentation, when prepared carefully, confidentially and according to company policies, can reduce the chance of litigation. • Employee documentation is good business practice and part of QCPP accreditation. So make sure those records are up to date.

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