AN120152 – Community Pharmacy (State) Award 2001
The parties are committed to examining this award to ensure it reflects the needs of modern pharmacies and to eliminating or amending provisions which restrict the ability of Pharmacists and Pharmacists with mixed enterprises to adapt quickly and efficiently to changes affecting their business and the provisions of service to the consumer.
The parties are committed to modernising the terms of the award so that it provides for more flexible working arrangements, improves the quality of working life, enhances skills and job satisfaction and assists positively in the restructuring process.
In conjunction with testing a proposed new award structure, the unions are prepared to discuss with employers all matters raised by the unions and the employers for increased flexibility. As such any discussion with the unions must be premised on the understanding that:-
(a) Changes will not be of a negative cost-cutting nature.
(b) The negotiations will include the unions and employer associations.
(c) The unions and employers will not unreasonably oppose agreement.
(d) If agreement cannot be reached in the implementation process on a particular issue it shall be referred to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales for resolution.
Should an agreement be reached between the parties pursuant to this clause in a particular section of the industry/enterprise and that agreement requires award variation the parties will not oppose that award variation for that particular provision for that particular section of the industry/enterprise.
The parties agree that under this heading any award matter can be raised for discussion.
Where any agreement is reached pursuant to this clause earlier than six months from the date of introduction of this clause the unions will not oppose implementation of the agreement in the award prior to the expiry of the six months.
