Nice Work If You Can Get It

According to the Independent (UK), two Spanish workers were fired by their town council after it was discovered they'd been absent from work for 15 years!!

Concerns were initially raised among human resources officials after it was found the pair had collected their pay but had not worked from January 2015 until May 31, 2016. Further investigation of records revealed neither had done a day’s work in 15 years.

The CGT union is appealing the dismissals.

In more from the "you can't make this stuff up department", the Independent also reports:

Earlier this year, Spanish civil servant Joaquín García was fined €27,000 by a court in Cádiz after skipping work for six years. His absence was noticed only when he was due to collect an award for long service.