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PDA Union/Boots agree 7.6% pay increase to newly qualified pharmacists rate. Current cohort to receive 11.8% total increase by August.
Mon 20th January 2020
The PDA Union and Boots have jointly announced further pay increases for pharmacists at the company.
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Stand for election to your Regional Committee: Nominations now open
Mon 11th November 2019
PDA Union is calling for nominations for skilled, experienced and enthusiastic members to join the Regional Committee. Please read on for further details...
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Boots 2019/20 pay settlement – What this means to pharmacists and pre-reg pharmacists
Fri 1st November 2019
The 2019/20 pay year is the first in which pharmacists have been able to collectively negotiate improvements to their pay at Boots.
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Boots 2019/20 pay settlement – Frequently Asked Questions
Fri 1st November 2019
The 2019/20 pay year is the first in which pharmacists have been able to collectively negotiate improvements to their pay at Boots.
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Meet the PDA Union Reps Network in Boots
Tue 29th October 2019
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PDAU comment on NHS Tayside industrial action
Fri 20th September 2019
The PDA Union are sending a message of support to pharmacy support workers and their trade union involved in industrial action at NHS Tayside. The PDAU is also advising PDAU members how to care for patients while respecting the strike action.
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PDA wants to hear about the impact of Brexit on pharmacy
Wed 7th August 2019
Brexit is the most significant political event happening and with the risk of a no deal exit from the UK’s membership of the EU coming closer, the PDA wants to make sure the interests of patients and pharmacists are being considered by decision makers.
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PDA Union and Boots UK sign historic recognition agreement
Thu 11th July 2019
Representatives of Boots UK and the pharmacists trade union, PDA Union have signed a formal recognition agreement outlining how the union will represent the 7,000 store based pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists at the largest multiple pharmacy employer in the UK
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PDA Union response as Boots announce plan to close c.200 stores
Thu 27th June 2019
The PDA Union is disappointed to note that following several denials by Boots UK in recent months in response to media speculation about store closures, Walgreens Boots Alliance have today confirmed a plan to close 200 stores. The Union will be doing all it can to defend the employment of PDAU members.
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Boots pharmacists invited to shape the PDAU’s pay claim
Mon 17th June 2019
The PDAU are inviting all eligible employed Boots pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists to tell them about their priorities and issues at work, via an online survey. The survey responses will help shape the PDAU’s pay claim for the pay year commencing November 2019.