According to a report, a hospital worker in Italy is being investigated for allegedly jumping to work for 15 years while still receiving salary.
The unnamed worker, who was described by the Italian press as the ‘king of the absentees’, reportedly earned € 538,000 or about $ 647,000 in total after serving as an official at Puglia’s Ciaccio Hospital in Catanzaro in the southern region of 2005. the country was named, BBC News reported, citing the Ansa news agency.
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The 67-year-old worker and six drivers in the hospital are being investigated by the police for fraud, abuse of office and extortion, which are part of a larger investigation into fraud in the public sector in the country.
He was also accused of threatening the former director of the hospital to detain her, the BBC reported. After she retired, her replacement or human resources noticed his absence, police apparently said.
Lack of work is a regular problem in the public sector in the country, according to The Guardian.
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An investigation into absenteeism in Italy found that women use their husbands’ staff cards to keep them at work and others waiting before canoeing, shopping or taking an afternoon nap, according to The Guardian.