Pharmacist suspended for dishonest use of Tesco Clubcard

I think that this is completely bonkers and a waste of the committees valuable time. A letter of reprimand or caution would have been nore apt.

Agree.
Another thing how clear are Tesco's policies?
Scapegoat springs to mind immediately as well as "Enterprise"
Admonishment adequate.

Agree, completely OTT. Is this how they spend our fees??

I'm surprised Tesco haven't set up their system so that staff can't use other people's unclaimed points for their own benefit.

Mountains and molehills spring to mind. I would be interested to know how the GMC would have reacted to a similar crime?

I couldn't agree more with everyone else. OK yes it was a stupid thing to do but surely we have a better way of dealing with cases such as this - come on £25.18!!

This was two and a half years ago. GPhC lets think of another way to deal with this type of thing. We have to expect the GPhC to protect the public but I'm sure this poor pharmacist has suffered enough in worrying about what will happen over the last 30 months. I hope Ms Rosa appeals and gets admonished.

This situation has been so over amplified. I dread to think what if I go over my parking meter by a minute!

I dissent from the Committees's opnion, The outcome, which is disproportionate and harsh. Justifies an appeal to restore her name on the Register."
What message does the committee wish to send?"The predominant consideration exercising our minds is that the message must be sent to profession and public that dishonest conduct, even on a small scale, is unacceptable." I agree with Mr Diamond " A Bonkus" approach to even bring before the GPhc!!!
I A Bakhai

I cannot believe what I am reading .What a waste of time , and money ( my fees) bringing this case . This is a tesco civil matter , if I asa customer chose to give away my points to someone else does that make that person dishonest? eg when shopping with my daughter if I put my points on her card is she commiting an offence . No doubt Ms Rosa was a little silly . I would be hesi
tant to ask a customer / patient for their points it is not dignified howeve a letter of reprimand would have been more appropriate

What complete and utter nonsense!!!

If you are a professional and you don't know that claiming points you are not entitled to, I find this surprising. For anyone else who is thinking about doing this, be warned that misuse of points is a serious offence: if a single person claims points they are not entitled to in one branch, multiply this by the total number of stores the company has, then it makes sense to punish offenders in a way that makes it unappealing to others. Only recently a staff member working for one of the big four supermarkets was sacked for claiming points for reusing the maximum number of bags instead of the one or two bags they were actually reusing, gaining a mere few Pennies. It seems harsh but if a clear message is not sent to other staff then it can be very costly for the company.

GPhC is expensive regulator to keep for registrants to deal with silly issue like this. Their decision biased by multiples and the affect of GPhC's decision on multiples not on the registrants. Its clearly visible when I see Boots staff posing with company badge on GPhC's home page. They should make better use of our fees.

We studied for 4 years and trained for 1 year not for the slavery of super market. We are professional and we deserve better treatment from multiples.

It seems GPHC have nothing better to do and I wonder how and if they will respond to all the complaints posted here.