The HPAI is affiliated to the IMPACT trade union
In order to represent Hospital Pharmacists in negotiations with the Employer, an organisation needs a government issued negotiating license
Without this affiliation the profession would not be able to negotiate on behalf of members & have access through the Union to Govt Depts & Industrial Relations Machinery (The Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission)
This covers Terms & Conditions of employment : hours of work, annual leave and other entitlements(sick leave with pay, compassionate leave), grievance procedures, salary, discrimination (including gender related pay discrimination), career structure
In addition to the benefits above IMPACT membership gives individuals the following benefits:
Valuable ‘Fitness to Practice’ legal support
Various levels of other protection for death/critical illness/personal accident
Further details are available here
Why should I join IMPACT?
Please watch the video below for information on the support and protection IMPACT membership provides
How much is IMPACT membership?
Standard membership works out at approximately €6.90 per week with subscriptions this is reduced for Hospital Pharmacists earning less than €44,880
Example approximate costs are given below (although this is intended only as an indicative guide based on subscriptions in March 2017 - more information is available from IMPACT direct here)
|
Basic salary |
Impact subscription cost |
Cost per week |
|
€44,880 |
€359.04 |
€6.90 |
|
€43,799 |
€350.39 |
€6.74 |
|
€41,016 |
€328.13 |
€6.31 |
|
€38,265 |
€306.12 |
€5.89 |
|
€35,368 |
€282.95 |
€5.44 |
|
€34,438 |
€275.50 |
€5.30 |
|
€31,831 |
€254.65 |
€4.90 |
