Guild tackles audit questions
April 3, 2012
THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia
has slammed APESMA over its calls
for a national pharmacy audit (PD
yest), saying it is “disappointing”
that the organisation has chosen to
denigrate community pharmacy
and misrepresent the findings of
the Queensland audit.
APESMA’s push for a national
audit was based on the results of a
Queensland pharmacy audit, which
according to the pharmacist union,
found that 44.3% of audited Qld
pharmacies were not complying
with employment laws.
According to the Guild however,
whilst the Fair Work Ombudsman’s
Qld audit found a “significant level
of non-compliance” it should be
noted that “most contraventions
appear to have been inadvertent,
and a significant number (9%) were
non-monetary and related to
record keeping”.
“The Guild remains confident that
the vast majority of pharmacists
are paid appropriately and in many
cases are paid above the award
rate,” a statement from the Guild
said.
The Guild also threw its support
behind community pharmacies
across the nation, saying that the
overwhelming majority act in good
faith to fully comply with the
Pharmacy Industry Award 2012.
“The Guild urges its members to
pay all employees according to the
award, and to address any
inadvertent noncompliance
quickly when and if identified,” the
Guild said.
MEANWHILE to support
pharmacy employees understand
their employment conditions and
entitlements the Guild has
published an industrial checklist
which can be viewed at
www.guild.org.au/pia.
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