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Enterprise Agreement · AE520788

National Pharmacies Pharmacists Enterprise Agreement 2022

Employer: Friendly Society Medical Association Limited · ABN 69088347602

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Agreement facts

Status
Past nominal expiry
Approval date
18 July 2023
Nominal expiry date
30 June 2025
FWC agreement ID
AE520788
FWC matter
AG2023/2278
Employer
Friendly Society Medical Association LimitedABN 69088347602

Past its nominal expiry date — an agreement continues to apply until it is replaced or terminated.

Source: Fair Work Commission agreements register. View the agreement on fwc.gov.au → · Download PDF

Clauses in this agreement

Clause headings as listed in the agreement's own table of contents.

  1. 1. Title
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Application and scope
  4. 4. When this agreement applies
  5. 5. Objectives of the Agreement
  6. 6. Relationship to Awards and Agreements
  7. 7. No extra claims
  8. 8. Consultation
  9. 9. Individual flexibility
  10. 10. Requests for flexible work arrangements
  11. 11. Dispute resolution
  12. 12. Types of employment
  13. 13. Termination of employment
  14. 14. Redundancy
  15. 15. Classification structure and rates of pay
  16. 16. Salary increases
  17. 17. Allowances
  18. 18. Superannuation
  19. 19. Overpayments and Underpayments
  20. 20. Ordinary Hours of Work and Penalty Rates
  21. 21. Rostering
  22. 22. Changes of Rosters (Other than Relief Employees)
  23. 23. Nursing Mothers
  24. 24. Meal and rest breaks
  25. 25. Overtime
  26. 26. Time Off in Lieu of Overtime Payment
  27. 27. Job Share
  28. 28. Specialised Pharmacy Services
  29. 29. Professional Development Program (CPD)
  30. 30. Annual Leave
  31. 31. Personal/Carer’s Leave and Compassionate Leave
  32. 32. Parental Leave and Related Entitlements
  33. 33. Community Service Leave
  34. 34. Public Holidays
  35. 35. Special Leave Without Pay (SLWOP)
  36. 36. Family and Domestic Violence Leave
  37. 37. Union Representative Leave

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Agreement history — Friendly Society Medical Association Limited

2 agreements for this employer are on the Fair Work Commission register. An enterprise agreement keeps operating until it is replaced or terminated, so the most recently approved one below is the one to check your pay against.

A newer agreement has been approved for this employer.

The agreement on this page was approved 18 July 2023. National Pharmacies Retail Enterprise Agreement 2026 was approved 28 Aug 2026 and is the later document. Check which one your employer applies to you before relying on the rates here.

AgreementApprovedNominal expiryStatus
National Pharmacies Retail Enterprise Agreement 2026AE533890Most recent28 Aug 202630 June 2030Approved
National Pharmacies Pharmacists Enterprise Agreement 2022AE520788You are here18 July 202330 June 2025passed — still operatesApproved

Passing its nominal expiry date does not end an agreement. It continues to apply until the Commission approves a replacement or terminates it, so an agreement years past its nominal expiry can still be the one that sets your pay. Source: Fair Work Commission document register.

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Source. Agreement details on this page are taken from the FWC's public agreements register. Read the full agreement at the FWC: View on fwc.gov.au → · Download PDF

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