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Spanish civil servant's six-year absence from work not noticed
Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:12 am
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35557725
A Spanish civil servant has been fined €27,000 (£21,000; $30,000) after not going to work for "at least" six years.
Joaquin Garcia's absence was only noticed when he became eligible to collect a long-service award.
The 69-year-old, whose job was to supervise the building of a waste water treatment plant, has since retired.
He denied the allegations and said he was a victim of bullying. A court found in the authority's favour and ordered him to pay the fine.
Mr Garcia was paid €37,000 a year before tax by a water company run by local authorities in the south-western city of Cadiz. His fine was equivalent to one year's salary after tax and was the most that the company could legally reclaim...
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Only in Spain... mmm... or Italy.. mm.. or Greece... or... or ..
A Spanish civil servant has been fined €27,000 (£21,000; $30,000) after not going to work for "at least" six years.
Joaquin Garcia's absence was only noticed when he became eligible to collect a long-service award.
The 69-year-old, whose job was to supervise the building of a waste water treatment plant, has since retired.
He denied the allegations and said he was a victim of bullying. A court found in the authority's favour and ordered him to pay the fine.
Mr Garcia was paid €37,000 a year before tax by a water company run by local authorities in the south-western city of Cadiz. His fine was equivalent to one year's salary after tax and was the most that the company could legally reclaim...
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Only in Spain... mmm... or Italy.. mm.. or Greece... or... or ..
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