Case Studies
Ahmed’s Story: Saving Big on Pharmacy Staffing Costs
For less than $5,000 per year, and for only $4.62/hr instead of up to $35.51/hr, Ahmed uses a Dispense Assist Technician to permanently fill difficult-to-fill shifts and avoids paying penalty rates in the process, resulting in savings of up to 87% per hour, plus savings of 100% on all additional employee costs, whilst cutting customer wait times by up to 50%
Ahmed's pharmacy is particularly busy with prescriptions during the week at night, but only for a 3hr period each night, 6pm-9pm, where customers are kept waiting for extended periods of time. Ahmed looks at hiring a casual dispensary technician for each shift, at the award rate, but is finding it too hard to find someone to work for just 3hrs, particularly at night. Ahmed decides to use a Dispense Assist Technician (Basic) - shared use 4 stores for 3hrs each night.
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Cost Analysis |
Using Dispense Assist |
Not Using Dispense Assist |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit Cost |
Total Cost |
Unit Cost |
Total Cost |
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| Hours worked Monday-Friday 6:00pm-7:00pm | $4.62 | $23.10 | $29.59 | $147.95 |
| Hours worked Monday-Friday 7:00pm-9:00pm | $4.62 | $46.20 | $35.51 | $355.10 |
| Compulsory Leave Entitlements | 25% | $17.33 | Included In The Above | |
| Superannuation | 10.00% | $8.66 | 10.00% | $50.31 |
| Total Cost Per Week | $95.29 | $553.36 | ||
| Total Cost Per Year | $4,955.08 | $28,774.72 | ||