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Employment issues

In this month's special feature, we take at a look at issues surrounding the employment of pharmacy staff

How to recruit and retain the right people in community pharmacy In this article Gerry Gracias discusses the importance of adopting a planned approach to recruitment, and offers guidelines on effective recruitment, with a case study based on a Day Lewis pharmacy...[more]

Employing locum pharmacists Pamela Mason provides pharmacy employers with tips on how to avoid problems when the services of locum staff are required...[more]

Hiring the right people is all about chemistry Hiring the right people is something that challenges all employers because having the right people in the right job can make all the difference to your business. However, it is one thing to be a pharmacist, providing professional advice and services; it is quite another to be a human resources expert. Robert Andrews, director at Statim Finance (AAH Pharmaceuticals specialist financial service division) provides some guidance...[more]

Sometimes, things go wrong With the best will in the world, sometimes things do not work out as hoped. In this article, John Muir discusses unfair dismissal and employment tribunals...[more]