Tuesday, July 31, 2007

50% increase! Are you having a laugh?

I've just found out that my retention fee for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is increasing from £283 this year to £425 next year. Yes, we were warned about a 'significant increase' , but 50% is a bit more than a significant increase! Not only is the increase bad enough, but the Society is still way behind the times. Retention fees are payable in full at the start of January - there is no option to spread them over the year. Apparently this is because the bylaws say that retention fees have to be paid in full by a certain date. Well change the bloody bylaws then! Still, it should be about the only time minutes from council meetings are interesting and worth reading.

The Welsh Pharmacist has a more, erm, acerbic take on this.

Mark Cheesman has also set up a petition, demanding the Society reconsiders the increase in retention fees.

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Blogger The Welsh Pharmacist said...

You still alive?

Anyway, you should be careful, posts like this could bring the profession into disrepute. Apparently.

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