Council staff should also get £500 'thank you' bonus says trade union
Nicola Sturgeon.The leader of the country’s top teachers’ trade union also called the payment a “political ploy”.Sturgeon this week unveiled plans for a £500 payment for all full-time health and social care workers in recognition of their “extraordinary” service during coronavirus.With tax liable on the one-off Scottish Government payment, she also urged Boris Johnson to allow these workers to receive the full amount.However, a call has been made to recognise other staff who have contributed to the national effort over the last nine months.Mike Kirby, Scottish secretary of the Unison trade union, said: “Yes all those who have worked hard throughout this pandemic deserve recognition.