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Schedule dispensary and retail teams, keep a registered pharmacist on every trading hour and control wage costs.
Dispensary and retail scheduling
Pharmacist registration tracking
Pharmacy Award rates applied
A pharmacy cannot trade without a registered pharmacist on the floor, which makes one role the hard constraint on every hour the doors are open.
A registered pharmacist on every trading hour
Dispensary and retail on different patterns
Extended and weekend trading
Intern and student supervision
Multi-store groups
Pharmacy Award penalties
Pharmacy staff scheduling starts from one question: is there a registered pharmacist rostered for every hour the doors are open?
Registration checked before the roster publishes
Schedule pharmacists to trading hours with registration enforced, then build retail and assistant coverage around that spine.
In a group, staff move between stores and the timesheet has to follow them.
Shared terminal or mobile clock-in
Staff clock in at a store terminal or on their phone, and hours are reconciled against the roster before payroll.
Penalty rates, overtime and break rules vary by day, time, employment type and shift length — and one week’s roster touches most of them.
Pharmacy Industry Award (MA000012) — pay rates by period
| Period | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary hours (Mon–Fri, day) | 100% | 125% |
| Evening (Mon–Fri 7pm–9pm) | 125% | 150% |
| Saturday (8am–6pm) | 125% | 150% |
| Sunday (7am–9pm) | 150% | 175% |
| Public holiday | 225% | 250% |
Casual rates are set by the award directly, not by adding a loading to the permanent rate. Rates change each 1 July; the full breakdown by classification, junior age and allowance is in the pharmacy award pay guide. Always verify against Fair Work.
Approved hours should reach the pay run without being re-keyed, penalties and all.
Award interpretation already applied
RosterElf connects pharmacy scheduling and time tracking to payroll, so approved hours flow cleanly to Xero or MYOB with penalties already applied.
Australian pharmacies using RosterElf report significant time savings on schedule creation. Based on customer feedback and ROI calculator data.
Scheduling is one job of several. RosterElf puts communication, HR and time tracking in the same place, so a pharmacy team has one app rather than four.
RosterElf is built for Australian workplaces, with Fair Work compliance, modern awards and local payroll integrations as the starting point rather than an add-on.
Less time building and re-fixing the roster every week.
See live wage cost as you schedule — no guesswork until payday.
Pharmacy Industry Award rates and penalties built in.
Works for casual, part-time and full-time staff.
Intuitive for managers and staff, with minimal training.
Scales from one site to a group.
Stay compliant with Australian Modern Award pay rates
See how much time and money your business could save with RosterElf rostering software.
Based on 70% time reduction with automated rostering
No credit card required
Hear from Australian businesses that simplified their scheduling with RosterElf
Andrew Nathan
November 13, 2025
"We are extremely happy with Roster Elf, it's a great improvement on the previous system we were using. Sean and all the staff have been fantastic, really know their stuff and make using RosterElf a pleasure."
Monica Van De Laak
October 16, 2025
"Sean was an amazing help, very patient and thorough."
Mary C.
October 13, 2025
"I can see my roster, enter availability, put leave in advance and clock on and off easily."
Download free job description templates for your pharmacies team
Accredited RosterElf-partner accountants and bookkeepers who work with pharmacy businesses on payroll and award-compliant pay runs.
Christine Owng
Melbourne, VIC
Bookkeeping Partners is a Melbourne bookkeeping and payroll practice led by Christine Owng — an accredited RosterElf partner for shift-based businesses.
See how RosterElf helps other businesses like yours
Free scheduling tools, templates and guides for Australian pharmacies
Build your first pharmacy roster in minutes. No credit card required.
At RosterElf, support isn't a ticket system — it's part of the product. Our Australian-based team helps you set up correctly, understand award rules, and stay compliant as your business changes. No scripts. No offshore handoffs. Just real help when you need it.
Guided setup and onboarding
Award and payroll questions answered
Ongoing help as your team grows
The best pharmacy rostering software guarantees a registered pharmacist on every trading hour, schedules dispensary and retail together, covers extended trading from templates, and exports to payroll with Pharmacy Industry Award rates applied. RosterElf does all four.
Build the pharmacist roster first and let it define the trading pattern, rather than filling it in around retail. RosterElf holds registration against each pharmacist, so a gap in dispensary cover is visible while the roster is still a draft.
