Pharmacy Daily | Fair Work to review rates

THE Fair Work Commission has this week confirmed a timeline for a review of pay rates for pharmacists, with the move in response to an application from Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA). The union group said employee pharmacists' work values were last assessed in mid-1998 and "there has been no consideration of the value of the work performed by pharmacists since then". The Commission has directed that PPA file an outline of its case on or before 31 Oct including a summary of expert witnesses, with a further submission due by 13 Feb 2017. Any employee stakeholders can file formal responses by 07 Mar 2017, and PPA will then file submissions in reply by 12 Apr 2017. PPA says "it is now time for the Fair Work Commission to reconsider the work value of pharmacists," with the application aiming to determine the "appropriate minimum rates of pay to be applied to the Award that covers pharmacists pay and conditions of employment".

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