[johnep]

Exactly the same situation in a store where I work regularly as Sunday rota locum. Pharmacist left to become a locum, dispenser on maternity leave and the other dispenser had achieved nvq3 and gone to local hospital.

One of the counter staff asked to help out (no extra pay) and dropped in the deep end with only a succession of daily locums.

I am sure there are many other examples.
johnep