Question reference: S5W-34044
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 14 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the role that (a) care and (b) support staff working in the third sector have played in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether they will be awarded the £500 "thank you" bonus in the same way as their counterparts in the statutory sector.
Answer
Alongside NHS and statutory adult social care staff, the contribution of care and support staff in the third sector has been critical in our response to the pandemic. Staff working for a registered adult social care service or in a role supporting those registered services in a head office, for example finance and administrative staff, will be in scope of the pro rata £500 payment being made to those NHS and adult social care staff who have been employed since 17 March 2020. This includes those employed in the statutory, third and private sector.