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Morrisons confirm £500 will be issued to eligible Scottish colleagues

18th February 2021 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

 

Earlier today the Pharmacist Defence Association (PDA) called upon Morrisons Ltd. to explain why pharmacists in Scotland were reporting that the company would block them from receiving a £500 payment from the Scottish government intended to recognise their contribution during the pandemic.

 

The Scottish government announced a “Coronavirus: £500 payment for health and social care staff” with the recipients to include Community Pharmacists and others.

 

At the time of the announcement, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said:

 

“Back in the spring, at the height of the first wave of COVID, many of us publicly  – and often loudly – showed our appreciation for the work our NHS and social care staff were doing…The applause was important, but it was never enough. Our appreciation must be shown in a more tangible way.”

 

However, this week some pharmacists working at Morrisons in Scotland have reported to the PDA that they have been told that the company will be blocking the £500 payment to individual pharmacists.

 

This afternoon, company representatives at Morrisons confirmed that ‘eligible Morrisons colleagues’ will indeed receive the £500 thank you payment from the Scottish Government.

 

In a statement issued today a representative at Morrisons made the following comments:

 

“We’ve taken another look at the arrangements put in place by the Scottish Government to pay a one off ‘thank you’ to every NHS and social care worker, and can now confirm that we will process these Government payments directly to eligible Morrisons colleagues.

 

“We would again like to confirm that we’re incredibly proud of the full part played by all our key workers, who continue to make a truly incredible contribution in these very challenging circumstances.”

 

 

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