The latest news from the PDA Union
The government is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011. Under the proposal, employers would not be allowed to dismiss staff because they had reached the age of 65.
Boots refusal to allow members to 'reserve their rights' as part of the application process into the new pension scheme gives rise to new advice from the PDA which may require members to take urgent action.
Minutes of the The PDA Union AGM, 4th June 2010 at Federation House, 10 Vyse Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham.
The PDA Union raises concerns with the Crown Prosecution Service and the Department of Health over Elizabeth Lee case.
The PDA has received a number of queries from locums being asked to sign a 'Contract for Services' to secure work at a Co-operative Pharmacy. This article analyses and advises pharmacists on the contract and their options.