PDA Union

• Trade unions want to do even more for the self employed

  Fri 16th October 2020 PDA Union

  PDA Director, Paul Day, featured on an expert panel at a Unions21 webinar discussing how trade unions can better support self-employed members. 

• PDA attend the 9th annual congress of EPhEU

  Fri 16th October 2020 The PDA

  PDA provided the UK delegation to the annual congress of EPhEU – the Association of Employed Community Pharmacists in Europe in October 2020. Due to the pandemic the congress was held virtually for the first time.  

• Confusing message on union recognition issued by Lloyds does not address data breaches

  Fri 9th October 2020 PDA Union

  PDA members working at LloydsPharmacy have been in contact to report a confusing message they recently received from a senior company representative about recognition of the PDA.  The management message fails to address the issue of data breaches involving pharmacists' personal data 

• Boots pay claim update

  Wed 7th October 2020 The PDA

  The PDA has sent union members at Boots an update on the pharmacists' annual pay negotiations. As also detailed in a joint statement published with the company, the 2020 talks are being referred to ACAS in the hope they can help the employer and employee representatives reach an agreement.  

• Joint statement – Boots & the PDA Union

  Wed 7th October 2020 PDA Union

  The PDA Union and Boots have released their latest joint statement following a meeting held on 24 September 2020.  

• PDA Union response to Rowlands announcement

  Tue 6th October 2020 PDA Union

  The PDA will be supporting our members affected by the announcement made by Rowlands Pharmacy about yet another so-called “transformation programme” by a pharmacy multiple, which pharmacists will recognise as “cuts”. 

• Lloyds pharmacists pass first test on road to union recognition

  Fri 11th September 2020 PDA Union

  Pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy (Lloyds) have made significant progress towards trade union recognition as the government body that oversees the process has formally accepted their application. The process now moves forward to decide which pharmacists will be included in the bargaining unit. 

• PDA invite LloydsPharmacy to work together to resolve pharmacist concerns

  Mon 7th September 2020 PDA Union

  The PDA have written to LloydsPharmacy (Lloyds) inviting them to work with the union to resolve the concerns of pharmacists over the change programme being implemented by the company 

• PDA responds to public service pension scheme consultation

  Mon 7th September 2020 The PDA

  Members working in the NHS will be interested in a public consultation launched last month by Government. 

• PDA exploring all options for pharmacist as pharmacy business faces insolvency

  Fri 4th September 2020 The PDA

  The PDA are exploring all options to ensure a pharmacist facing losing their job receives their full entitlement to compensation and pay, including owed holiday pay, after a pharmacy which is heading for insolvency told them to claim from the government for any monies owed.  

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I have to say being a member of the PDA has been a great support to me for advice and the reassurance that unbiased advice and support is available is great. Thanks to all at the PDA, you do a great job!