Pharmacy Assistants. Note: Pharmacy Assistants shall be permitted to participate in cross-department work, subject to the needs of the Pharmacy Department. Pharmacy Assistant to perform any duties assigned in the Pharmacy Department. Hours worked by Pharmacy Interns and Pharmacist Students shall not impact the hours of work for Pharmacy Assistant. It is understood that this agreement does not cover reductions in hours of work for Pharmacy Assistants that may result due to business fluctuations or situations where Pharmacy Assistants hours temporarily increase due to a temporary vacancy of Pharmacists. It is agreed that should an issue arise in a store regarding the allocation of hours for Pharmacy Assistants the Union may request a meeting with the Employer to review that store’s issue. Such meeting shall take place within two (2) weeks of the request. It is understood that all persons hired in the future for the position of Pharmacy Assistant will be required to have either a Pharmacy Assistant certification from a recognized educational institution, or two (2) years full-time equivalent experience in a dispensary as determined by the Employer. If qualified candidates are not available, the Employer can either canvass existing employees or hire a new employee who is willing to attain the appropriate certification or experience in a dispensary. • An existing employee shall continue on the Wage Scale. • A new employee shall be hired at Step 1 on the Wage Scale, unless they receive credit for previous experience (Section 9.26). • Once qualified as determined by the Employer, the employee shall be placed on the Pharmacy Assistant scale at the next highest rate. New Pharmacy Assistant Wage Scale: STEPS HOURS SAR 2023 (520 Hours) 1 0 to 520 $19.00 2 521 to 1040 $19.25 3 1041 to 1560 $19.50 4 1561 to 2080 $19.75 5 2081 to 2600 $20.00 6 2601 to 3120 $20.50 7 3121 to 3640 $21.50 8 3641 to 4160 $22.00 9 4161 to 4680 $22.50 10 Over 4680 $23.00
Pharmacy Assistants. Accumulated Hours Worked F/T P/T 0 to 520 15.10 15.10 521 to 1040 15.19 15.19 1041 to 1560 15.28 15.52 1561 to 2080 15.67 16.03 2081 to 2600 16.06 16.54 2601 to 3120 16.45 17.05 3121 to 3640 16.84 17.56 3641 to 4160 17.23 18.07 4161 to 4680 17.62 18.58 Over 4680 19.23 20.25 It is understood that all persons hired in the future for the position of Pharmacy Technician will be required to have a Pharmacy Assistant Certification from a recognized educational institution.
Pharmacy Assistants. Note: Pharmacy Assistants shall be permitted to participate in cross-department work, subject to the needs of the Pharmacy Department. Pharmacy Assistant to perform any duties assigned in the Pharmacy Department. Hours worked by Pharmacy Interns and Pharmacist Students shall not impact the hours of work for Pharmacy Assistant. It is understood that this agreement does not cover reductions in hours of work for Pharmacy Assistants that may result due to business fluctuations or situations where Pharmacy Assistants hours temporarily increase due to a temporary vacancy of Pharmacists. It is agreed that should an issue arise in a store regarding the allocation of hours for Pharmacy Assistants the Union may request a meeting with the Employer to review that store’s issue. Such meeting shall take place within two (2) weeks of the request. It is understood that all persons hired in the future for the position of Pharmacy Assistant will be required to have a Pharmacy Assistant certification from a recognized educational institution.
Pharmacy Assistants. The Co-operative will reimburse Pharmacy Assistants for the professional membership/licensing fees that they may be required to pay to their governing body. Where there is a course required by the Co-operative for Pharmacy Assistants, the Co-operative will reimburse the employee for registration costs for the course.
Pharmacy Assistants. Hours Jan. 1, 2017 Jan. 1, 2018 Jan. 1, 2019 0 – 520 $11.25 $11.50 $11.75 521 – 1,040 $11.50 $11.75 $12.00 1,041 – 1,560 $11.75 $12.00 $12.25 1,561 – 2,080 $12.00 $12.25 $12.50 2,081 – 2,600 $12.50 $12.75 $13.00 2,601 – 3,120 $13.00 $13.25 $13.50 3,121 – 3,640 $14.40 $14.60 $14.80 3,641 – 4,160 $15.95 $16.15 $16.35 4,161 – 4,680 $16.60 $16.80 $17.00 4,681 – 5,200 $16.70 $16.90 $17.10 5,201 + $19.25 $19.45 $19.65 Head Postal Clerk Hours Rate 0 – 519 $13.00 520 – 1,039 $14.50 1,040 + $19.00 Any employee who becomes a Head Postal Clerk shall be credited with all Post Office hours for the purposes of their rate of pay. No employee shall be reduced in their rate of pay as a result of accepting a Head Postal Clerk or Pharmacy Assistant position.
Pharmacy Assistants. (a) A Pharmacy Assistant shall receive an annual rate of salary as approved by the Employer for the position held according to the scale below: Assistant Jun-19 Sept 20 Nov 20 May 21 4 44680 A 4 46020 46282 49904 A 3 41757 A 3 43010 44300 46120 A 2 38178 A 2 39323 40503 42569 A 1 34956 A 1 36005 37085 39908 A
Pharmacy Assistants. Pharmacy Assistants Hired Prior to the Date of Ratification [October 20, 2023] Steps Accumulated Hours Worked FT SFR PT SFR 1 0 to 520 $19.00 $19.00 2 521 to 1040 $19.25 $19.25 3 1041 to 1560 $19.50 $19.50 4 1561 to 2080 $19.75 $19.75 5 2081 to 2600 $20.00 $20.00 6 2601 to 3120 $20.25 $20.50 7 3121 to 3640 $20.78 $21.50 8 3641 to 4160 $21.16 $22.00 9 4161 to 4680 $21.54 $22.50 10 Over 4680 $21.98 $23.00 Transition: Pharmacy Assistants hired prior to ratification [October 20, 2023] at a wage rate at or below nineteen ($19) dollars per hour shall move to the new Pharmacy Assistant scale based on their experience hours. Pharmacy Assistants hired prior to ratification [October 20, 2023] at a wage rate above nineteen ($19) dollars per hour shall receive a two dollars ($2) per hour off scale wage increase effective SFR [October 22, 2023] and will move to the next highest rate after working 1040 hours on the new Pharmacy Assistant scale. Effective SFR [October 22, 2023], the “Safeway and FreshCo Pharmacy Assistant and Registered Pharmacy Technician – Attraction and Retention Bonus Program” will end and the final lump sum payment will be made within three (3) weeks of the date of ratification [October 20, 2023]. It is further agreed that the payments made for hours from April 1, 2023 to the date of ratification will be counted as earnings for pension purposes. Existing Over Scale Pharmacy Assistants will not have their rate of pay reduced as a result of the implementation of this scale. Pharmacy Assistants hired prior to ratification [October 20, 2023] at top rate or over scale at the time of the payment shall receive the following off scale increases: Effective June 2, 2024 – ninety (90₵) cents per hour increase Effective June 1, 2025 –eighty-five (85₵) cents per hour increase Effective June 7, 2026 – sixty (60₵) cents per hour increase Pharmacy Assistants Hired After the Date of Ratification [October 20, 2023]: Pharmacy Assistants hired after the date of ratification will have Grid B economic terms and benefits and be placed on the following scale. Steps Accumulated Hours Worked SFR 1 0 to 520 $19.00 2 521 to 1040 $19.25 3 1041 to 1560 $19.50 4 1561 to 2080 $19.75 5 2081 to 2600 $20.00 6 2601 to 3120 $20.50 7 3121 to 3640 $21.50 8 3641 to 4160 $22.00 9 4161 to 4680 $22.50 10 Over 4680 $23.00
Pharmacy Assistants. Pharmacy Assistants hired after ratification 2017 to perform qualified pharmacy assistant duties shall be placed at Step 30 on the wage scale and shall progress up the wage scale with each 520 hours worked.
Pharmacy Assistants. Pharmacy Assistants hired after ratification 2022 to perform qualified pharmacy assistant duties shall be placed up to Step 26 on the 2022-2024 wage scale based on 11.09 Credit for Previous Experience and shall progress up the wage scale with each 520 hours worked. Pharmacy Assistants will be required to have either a Pharmacy Assistant certification from a recognized educational institution, or two (2) years full-time equivalent experience in a dispensary as determined by the Employer. If qualified candidates are not available, the Employer can either canvass existing employees or hire a new employee who is willing to attain the appropriate certification or experience in a dispensary. An existing employee shall continue on the Wage Scale. Once qualified as determined by the Employer, their experience hours shall be set at up Step 26 of the 2022–2024 Wage Scale and shall progress up the Wage Scale with each 520 hours worked.
Pharmacy Assistants. (a) Pharmacy Assistant Grade 1 - means a person appointed as such who is engaged in drug distribution duties, hospital pharmacy production and dispensing activities under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist and/or Pharmacy Technician.
