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bureaucracy

Spain’s 'laziest' civil servants could now have their wages slashed

Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a measure that will see the country’s least productive civil servants have their wages slashed.

Sex

Scandal in Alcalá: Striptease staged at town hall retirement party

Office parties can get a little out of hand, but council workers in Alcalá de Henares have found themselves in hot water after calling in a stripper to perform at a party for a retiring colleague.

train

Spanish driver clocks off mid-route stranding full train

Passengers on the 19.05 from Santander to Madrid were left stranded for several hours last night after the driver stopped the train mid-route because his shift had officially ended.

Pensions

Spain pays €300m each year in pensions… to dead people

Almost 30,000 Spaniards continue to receive a state pension despite the fact that they have died.

civil servant

Two workers in Spain fired for skipping work... for 15 years

A driver and gardener in the town of Jerez de la Frontera, southern Spain, have been fired after the town hall discovered they had been collecting pay but not going to work for a period of up to 15 years.

employment

Spanish civil servant takes six years off work. No-one notices

A civil servant in southern Spain failed to turn up at the office for six years but no-one noticed and he still collected his salary each month, it has emerged.