Boots UK will offer a staring salary of £42,000 per annum to newly qualified pharmacists joining the pharmacy chain.
The company also revealed that "in addition, any existing pharmacists in the bargaining unit currently receiving less than £43k."
The newly announced hike in the salary - following an agreement reached between the multiple and and the Pharmacist Defence Association - will be effective from
1 August 2022.
"This enhanced offer for Newly Qualified Pharmacists and further investment in those in the early stages of their careers at Boots is a key part of our commitments
to pharmacists," the company said.
Boots and PDA Union also announced in a joint statement that they will conduct a further formal review of all pharmacists' pay in accordance with the collective
agreement, effective from 1 November 2022.