Plans and Pricing - Dispense Assist Australia

Basic

10%/0% off

Standard hourly rates

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Prepaid per month:

$0

Rates as low as:

$10.61 per hour

Bronze

20%/10% off

Standard hourly rates

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Prepaid per month:

$395

Rates as low as:

$9.55 per hour

Silver

30%/20% off

Standard hourly rates

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Prepaid per month:

$795

Rates as low as:

$8.49 per hour

Gold

40%/30% off

Standard hourly rates

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Prepaid per month:

$1,195

Rates as low as:

$7.43 per hour

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Platinum

50%/40% off

Standard hourly rates

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Prepaid per month:

$1,595

Rates as low as:

$6.37 per hour

Plans and Pricing Table

Table shows Hourly rates & Number of hours included in plan prepay*

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Dispense Assist Technician (Advanced)

Dispense Assist Technician (Basic)

Dispense Assist Rates

Shared
- 4 Stores

Shared
- 2 Stores

Exclusive

Shared
- 4 Stores

Shared
- 2 Stores

Exclusive

Platinum Plan (50%/40% Off Standard Hourly Rates) - $1595 Prepaid Per Month

$6.88
168hrs

$11.00
105hrs

$17.60
65hrs

$6.37
182hrs

$10.19
113hrs

$16.31
71hrs

Gold Plan (40%/30% Off Standard Hourly Rates) - $1195 Prepaid Per Month

$8.25
105hrs

$13.20
65hrs

$21.12
41hrs

$7.43
116hrs

$11.89
73hrs

$19.02
45hrs

Silver Plan (30%/20% Off Standard Hourly Rates) - $795 Prepaid Per Month

$9.63
60hrs

$15.40
37hrs

$24.64
23hrs

$8.49
68hrs

$13.59
42hrs

$21.74
26hrs

Bronze Plan (20%/10% Off Standard Hourly Rates) - $395 Prepaid Per Month

$11.00
26hrs

$17.60
16hrs

$28.16
10hrs

$9.55
30hrs

$15.29
18hrs

$24.46
11hrs

Basic Plan (10%/0% Off Standard Hourly Rates) - $0 Prepaid Per Month

$12.38
0hrs

$19.80
0hrs

$31.68
0hrs

$10.61
0hrs

$16.98
0hrs

$27.17
0hrs

Standard Hourly Rates (Applies To All Sessions Booked With Less Than 72hrs Notice*)

$13.75

$22.00

$35.20

$10.61

$16.98

$27.17

Pharmacist

Dispensary Technician

Award Rates

Weighted Average Monday-Sunday 7am-Midnight (1.28x Base Rate)

$45.06

$34.78

Weekdays 8am-7pm (Base Rate)

$35.20

$27.17

Weekdays 7pm-9pm, Saturdays 8am-6pm (1.25x Base Rate)

$44.00

$33.96

Weekdays 7am-8am & 9pm-Midnight, Saturdays 6pm-9pm, Sundays 7am-9pm, On-Call Hours, Overtime First 2hrs (1.5x Base Rate)

$52.80

$40.76

Saturday 9pm-Midnight (1.75x Base Rate)

$61.60

$47.55

Saturdays 7am-8am, Sundays 9pm-Midnight, Overtime After 2hrs (2x Base Rate)

$70.40

$54.34

Public Holidays (2.25x Base Rate)

$79.20

$61.13

Under the Pharmacy Industry Award (PIA), Dispensary Technicians must be employed as a "Pharmacy Assistant - Level 3" or higher. The table above assumes the in-store employee is employed as a permanent (non-casual) employee under the PIA as a "Pharmacy Assistant - Level 3" and at the minimum award rate. Higher in-store rates would apply for someone being paid above minimum award rate and for someone employed as a "Pharmacy Assistant-Level 4".

Under the Pharmacy Industry Award (PIA), Pharmacists must be employed as a "Pharmacist" or higher. The table above assumes the in-store employee is employed as a permanent (non-casual) employee under the PIA as a "Pharmacist" and at the minimum award rate. Higher in-store rates would apply for someone being paid above the minimum award rate and for someone employed as an "Experienced Pharmacist", "Pharmacist In Charge" or "Pharmacist Manager".

Save up to 91% on award rates, compulsory leave entitlements and superannuation plus save 100% on additional employee costs such as:

Above-award payments
Payroll Tax
Workers' Compensation

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Plans

You need to subscribe to a plan to use Dispense Assist. There are five plans, all of which are prepaid plans of different costs, including a prepaid plan of zero cost. A plan determines what discounts you receive on standard hourly rates. The higher the plan, the more you need to prepay, but the higher the discounts you receive. A plan lasts for one month, starting on the day you start your subscription. You can change your plan anytime and the change will take affect from next month, on the date your subscription renews. There is no limit on how much you can spend each month. If you exceed your plan's prepaid amount, simply continue to pay your plan's hourly rates until the end of your subscription month, when you will be charged for any excess spend. Any unused prepay will be forfeited at the end of the subscription month.

Pricing

Hourly rates are based on what plan you are on and therefore what discounts you receive, whether you book in advance or with less than 72hrs from the start of the Monday-Sunday week that the session falls in, whether you use a Dispense Assist Technician (Advanced) or Dispense Assist Technician (Basic) and whether you share this technician with other stores or use them exclusively. Plan discounts apply to all sessions booked except those booked with less than 72hrs from the start of the Monday-Sunday week that sessions fall in or cancelled with less than 72hrs notice. Hourly rates are higher for a Dispense Assist Technician (Advanced) compared to a Dispense Assist Technician (Basic) , but not significantly. Our best value sessions are exclusive sessions, where our technician helps dispense exclusively for your store. You pay our lowest rates by choosing a shared session, which is ideal for smaller stores or less-busy times. A shared - 4 stores session is one where our technician helps dispense simultaneously for your store and three others. A shared - 2 stores session is one where our technician helps dispense simultaneously for your store and one other. Same rates apply 24/7/365. Pay no more for nights, weekends, public holidays and overtime, avoiding penalty rates and overtime rates of up to 2.25 normal rates.

Compulsory Leave Entitlements Fee

In-store employees must be paid compulsory leave entitlements, consisting of annual leave, annual leave loading, sick & carer's leave, compassionate & bereavement leave, paid days off during public holidays that are normally worked, long service leave and casual leave loading in lieu of all of those. These are payable to all employees in addition to employees' rates of pay. Similarly, a compulsory leave entitlements fee is payable in addition to our hourly rates. This fee is the same percentage as the leave loading stipulated in the Pharmacy Industry Award - 25%. However, since our hourly rates are up to 91% less than award rates, our fee is up to 91% less than payable under the Pharmacy Industry Award.

Superannuation Fee

In-store employees must be paid compulsory superannuation, consisting of the Australian Government Superannuation Guarantee. This is payable to all employees in addition to employees' rates of pay and compulsory leave entitlements. Similarly, a superannuation fee is payable in addition to our hourly rates and compulsory leave entitlements fee. This fee is the same percentage as the Superannuation Guarantee - 11.5%. However, since our hourly rates are up to 91% less than award rates, our fee is up to 91% less than payable under the Pharmacy Industry Award.

Cancellation Fee

A cancellation fee of $10 per session hour applies to all sessions cancelled with less than 72hrs notice. This is in lieu of the normal session cost, which is not payable.

*Excludes sessions booked with less than 72hrs notice • Rates are charged in half-hour blocks • All rates are ex-GST

*72hrs notice from the start of the Monday-Sunday week that the session falls in, ie: to obtain your plan discount for a session the booking must be made by midnight Thursday of the week before.
Eg: Sessions for the week Monday June 20 2022 – Sunday June 26 2022 must be booked by midnight Thursday June 16 2022.