Boots pharmacists and pre-registration graduates had the opportunity to vote yes for a better future, and an independent voice at work. The postal ballot ran for five weeks from Monday 4 February, with a deadline for completed ballot papers to be received by noon on Monday 11 March 2019.
The PDA Union was formed by pharmacists, for pharmacists. Our focus has always been on protecting and improving professional autonomy, working conditions and employment terms for pharmacists and we know Boots pharmacists want us to be recognised so that we can improve their working experience.
In order to achieve a legal decision that requires the company to recognise the PDA Union, the ballot result must be a majority of “YES” votes, and the number of “YES” votes must be at least 40% of those entitled to vote (approximately 2,800 votes).
Latest articles about our campaign for Boots Recognition
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Mon 14th March 2022
PDA Union
The PDA has published some further Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQs), in particular to provide information relating to the compensation payment, to help members with concerns about the cuts to working hours by Boots.
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Mon 7th March 2022
PDA Union
The following joint statement from PDA Union and Boots was issued at 9:00 am on Monday 7 March 2022.
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Sat 5th March 2022
The PDA
Keeping you informed of all the PDA Union activities within Boots.
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Thu 17th February 2022
PDA Union
The PDA representative network is receiving further requests for advice regarding informal conversations being held between pharmacists and line managers concerning potential changes to their working hours to match the revised opening hours of their normal place of work.
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Wed 16th February 2022
The PDA
The PDA have published some Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQ) to help members with concerns about the cuts to working hours by Boots.
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Mon 7th February 2022
The PDA
The PDA has become aware of non-pharmacist managers scoring pharmacists, who are at risk of redundancy, using inappropriate criteria to assess individual performance. These scores then influence which pharmacists are selected for redundancy. The PDA has called upon Boots to resolve this as a matter of urgency.
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Tue 1st February 2022
PDA Union
On behalf of members facing company-imposed cuts to their working hours, the PDA requested senior Boots management to waive the contractual clauses that prevent pharmacists from working for other pharmacy employers.
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Sun 30th January 2022
PDA Union
Relief Pharmacists at Boots are a population of employees who may have specific concerns about the consequences of the company’s pharmacy opening hours reduction initiative.
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Thu 27th January 2022
The PDA
In response to concerns from pharmacists employed at Boots, the PDA is reminding employees of their rights when an employer offers alternative work to an employee who is at risk of redundancy.
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Tue 25th January 2022
PDA Union
Statement from the PDA Union network at Boots.