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1. FPP Blog: A Brief History of Long Service Leave

   7 February 2020

   Employment legislation has long recognised a number of minimum entitlements that employers must provide to employees. Industrial Relations Officer Kate Hall explores the origins of employee leave entitlements, including a brief history of Long Service Leave.

   WA | Blog Post | HR

2. FPP Blog: The 3 Dimensions of Job Satisfaction

   2 December 2019

   If you want passion, enthusiasm, energy, caring and concern from your employees towards your customers, what do you need to do?

   WA | Blog Post | HR, Capability, Business Administration, Leadership

3. Member-pharmacy only

   FPP Blog: Issue 65: Top Tips of Pharmacy Partnership

   14 February 2019

   The reality of modern-day pharmacy is that the most likely entry point for a young pharmacist into ownership is via a partnership opportunity. Most pharmacists just do not have enough available funds to invest in a pharmacy outright.

   WA | Blog Post | HR, Business Administration, Innovation, Leadership

4. Member-pharmacy only

   FPP Blog: Issue 58: How to Have a Merry Pharmacy Christmas

   15 November 2018

   Just when you thought the craziness of exams and assignments was over and you could relax a little, pharmacies are now preparing for the rush of extended Christmas trading, school holidays and customers trying to reach their Safety Net limit!

   WA | Blog Post | HR, Training, Business Administration, Innovation, Leadership

5. Member-pharmacy only

   FPP Blog: Issue 56: Personal/Carer's (Sick) Leave

   1 November 2018

   In our last few Industrial Relations blogs, we touched on where our leave entitlements derive from (Part 1) as well as outlined entitlements to both long service leave and annual leave (Part 2). In our third and final post, we…

   WA | Blog Post | HR, Training, Business Administration, Innovation

6. Member-pharmacy only

   FPP Blog: Issue 55: Annual Leave

   18 October 2018

   Welcome back to another IR related blog!Last week, we discussed where employees’ leave entitlements derive from and outlined the history and entitlement of Long Service Leave. This week, lets take a look at Annual Leave.

   WA | Blog Post | HR, Training, Innovation

7. Member-pharmacy only

   FPP Blog: Issue 54: Long Service Leave

   12 October 2018

   Over the coming weeks, we will be focusing on Industrial Relations and specifically, leave entitlements. This week, we will start with some background information on where employees’ leave entitlements come from, then look at the Long Service Leave entitlement.

   WA | Blog Post | HR, Business Administration, Innovation, Leadership

8. 9 common reasons your staff are quitting and 10 strategies to get them to stay

   4 July 2018

   Small to medium (SME) sized businesses in Australia together employ 7.5 million people out of a total workforce of about 10 million. They are the work horses of the economy keeping most of us employed.And, while many SME employees enjoy…

   National | Blog Post | HR, Business Administration

9. Managing Mental Illness in the Workplace

   2 May 2018

   If an employee informs you that they are suffering from a mental health condition some employers are not sure exactly how to manage this. It is important to note that there are a range of legal rights and responsibilities for…

   National | Blog Post | HR

10. M.Y.P.D – My Professional development

    28 October 2017

    As Pharmacy Assistants there are numerous ways we can benefit from reviewing the Training Package and unit of competencies when developing our professional development plan.

    National, QLD | Blog Post | HR, Leadership