The following joint statement from PDA Union and Boots was issued at 10.00 am on Wednesday 8 February 2023:
Joint Statement from Boots and the PDA Union – 8 February 2023
Trainee Pharmacist Pay rates
Boots and the PDA union (PDAU) are pleased to confirm that from April 2023 there will be a pay increase for Trainee Pharmacists in England and Northern Ireland. The new pay rate for trainee pharmacists will increase to £10.90 per hour from 1st April 2023.
This increase will be applied centrally in the April pay run.
To allow team members to select benefits on their new hourly rate for 1 April, the new rate of pay will show in the Benefits Box during the annual enrolment window from 14th of February 2023.
PDA members at Boots can contact the PDA Service Centre or speak to one of the PDA Union Network at Boots if they have any queries relating to this statement.
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