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Health and care workers in Scotland are to be given a £500 payment as a thank you for their work during the pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon has said. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Dec 1, 2020 Good morning, Welcome to December. The countdown to Christmas is officially on. Are you feeling festive yet? There's still time to take advantage of our 30% off Black Friday offer. See fewer ads and get unlimited access to our news, opinion, and sport by taking out a [new digital subscription from just £2.10 a month.]( Debenhams on the brink of collapse Breaking news this morning, JD Sports has confirmed it has pulled out of talks about a possible rescue of Debenhams following the collapse of Arcadia, putting 12,000 jobs at risk at the department store. [Find out what this means for Scottish jobs here.]( These are the NHS workers eligible for the £500 bonus Health and care workers in Scotland are to be given a £500 payment as a "thank you" for their work during the pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The scheme, which will be funded from the Government's Covid-19 support package, applies to employees employed since March 17. [These are the workers, as set out by the Scottish Government, who will be eligible for the pro-rata £500 bonus scheme.]( New lockdown levels to be announced The First Minister will be addressing parliament today to announce any changes made to the lockdown levels across the country. There are five levels in Scotland, ranging from zero to four and each increase in level sees tighter restrictions put in place. 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