For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews
Public holiday payroll dilemmas – days in lieu and on-call pay?
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Public holiday payroll dilemmas – days in lieu and on-call pay?
Wednesday 11 December 2019, 02:00 AM

Being open for business over Christmas and New Year holidays can create summer payroll dilemmas
DEAR AUNT MASIE
I’m working for the first time for a practice that stays open over the Christmas and New Year public holidays. Luckily, they don’t fall on a Saturday or Sunday this year, but I’m still a little confused over the pay and leave rules, and am hoping you can help me with the following questions?
Payroll perplexed, Summer playground, South Island
Can I insist an employee works on any of these public holidays?, Most employment agreements will have a clause that covers the requirements for public holidays. If your agreements include such a clause then you can
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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