- 12 Feb
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ลำดับตอนที่ #35 : Spaniard pulls six-year sickie
Spanish civil servant's six-year absence from work not noticed
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.
The
court heard that the boss of the water company had not seen him for years
despite occupying an office opposite his.
Reading philosophy
The
water company thought he was supervised by the local authorities and vice versa.
The
deputy mayor
noticed his absence when Mr Garcia became due to receive a plaque for 20 years'
service.
Mr
Garcia says he was bullied due to his family's politics, and was sent to the
water company to be out of the way.
People
close to him told Spanish newspaper El Mundo that he was reluctant to report it
as he had a family to provide for, and worried that at his age he would not get
another job.
They
said he did go to the office, although not for full business hours every day,
and that he dedicated himself to reading philosophy.
Civil (adj.)
not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country:
Eligible (adj.)
having the necessary qualities or
satisfying the
necessary conditions:
An eligible person is
not married and
is thought to
be a suitable future marriage partner, especially because
they are rich and
attractive:
Allegation (n.)
a statement, made without
giving proof, that someone has
done something wrong or
illegal:
Reclaim (v.)
to take back something that was
yours:
vice versa (adv.)
used to say that what you have
just said is also true in
the opposite order:
deputy (n.)
a person who
is given the power to
do something instead of
another person, or the person whose
rank is
immediatelybelow that of the leader of
an organization:
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