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Skivers Beware: An Alicante Council Hiring Guards to Sniff Out Sick Leave Cheats

Council chiefs in Calp are fed up with staff pulling sickies — and now they’re bringing in security guards to spy on civil servants. With absenteeism running at a hefty 10% among nearly 500 workers, Mayor Ana Sala has had enough. She’s ordered a two-year surveillance contract to keep tabs on public employees who say they’re too ill to work. Anyone genuinely sick has nothing to fear, she insists — but those swinging the lead could soon get an une…
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The Leader Newspaper broke the news in on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
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