Workforce

Has your annual practising certificate expired within the last three years? The Pharmacy Council hopes you may be willing to dust off your white coat and re-join the workforce 

Ten thousand health workers, including around 400 pharmacy staff are deciding whether they will go on strike after pay negotiations with the DHBs broke down

Negotiations for a collective agreement between 10,000 PSA health workers and DHBs have broken down and union members are to vote on whether to take strike action. Negotiations began in 2020

Kia ora koutou, let’s all take a big, deep breath – holding hands is optional – and get ready for 2022

Kia ora koutou, let’s all take a big, deep breath – holding hands is optional – and get ready for 2022.

The vaccine mandate has cost Vicki Douglas, owner of Kerikeri’s four pharmacies,  four staff members she couldn’t afford to lose 

Survey indicates significant staff losses as a result of the vaccine mandate are taking a toll on a minority of pharmacies, writes Ruth Brown

Survey indicates significant staff losses as a result of the vaccine mandate are taking a toll on a minority of pharmacies, writes Ruth Brown

At least 24 senior medical officers are amongst the 56 DHB doctors across the country stood down for not receiving their first COVID-19 vaccination

Peter Robinson, principal medico-legal advisor at Medicus, the medical professional indemnity provider, says that a "no jab, no job" mandate is not a human rights violation