Error found on pharmacists' 2004 retention fee form
An error that could affect a small number of pharmacists has been spotted on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's retention fee form for 2004, which all pharmacists should by now have received.
The error relates to the declaration made by members who pay the reduced
rate retention fee of £22 applicable to those aged over 60 who
have retired from work and those who are unable to work because of ill
health. The Society’s Byelaws require that, if such a member returns
to part-time work for up to 13 weeks (or the equivalent), he or she should
pay the balance of the part-time fee and not the entire part-time fee,
as is implied on the form.
The Society’s registration division says that, as of 13 January,
more than 2,200 members had taken up the opportunity to pay their 2004
retention fees online — an option open to those working full-time
and those who are resident overseas. A further 12,000 members had
returned their retention fee forms and paid their fees.
The Society says that it is working closely with its bankers and the
external processing house to ensure that payments and retention forms
are processed as quickly as possible.
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