At the PDA we are constantly advising and supporting members with workplace and professional issues, we support a range of individuals who match the broad demographics of the pharmacy sector.
We have recently noticed an unusual increase in the number of cases within community pharmacy involving longer serving pharmacists who are being called with no notice to meetings with local management, who then raise an alleged performance or conduct issue with them.
Under the guise of a “without prejudice” discussion, the management then offer the alternative of either a disciplinary process or an exit from the business with some small payment of compensation.
We are sending this email to remind members that should you be made aware of a potential disciplinary process concerning your performance or conduct and/or should the management talk to you about providing you with an exit package from the organisation, in any way, you should contact us without delay:
The PDA & PDA Union
The Old Fire Station
69 Albion Street
Birmingham
B1 3EAenquiries@the-pda.org
enquiries@pda-union.org
Tel: 0121 694 7000
The PDAU is the only independent trade union exclusively for Pharmacists in the UK and we are run by Pharmacists for Pharmacists. Our team of expert pharmacists and lawyers are there to advise and support you; we have many years of experience of helping Pharmacists facing the widest range of workplace issues across the UK.
To reiterate, should you find yourself in the situation we’ve outlined above, or facing any other workplace issue, please contact us.