http://www.irishexaminer.ie/ireland/hospital-worker-gets-60k-to-retire-despite-spending-18-years-on-sick-leave-180112.html (http://www.irishexaminer.ie/ireland/hospital-worker-gets-60k-to-retire-despite-spending-18-years-on-sick-leave-180112.html)
The audit said despite concerns over this person's eligibility under the scheme, it was decided that under the Redundancy Payments Act he was entitled to almost €60,000: two weeks' pay per year for 1992 to 2010 (€33,354); an undisclosed bonus week payment; a €23,664 ex-gratia payment and €1,130 "in lieu of notice" to leave under the cost-saving measure.
I was thinking if this was the Indo the headline would be something like: Windfall after 18 year sickie nets a cool 60k.
Nice work (or not) if you can get it.