Read previewThe city of Zurich is trying to recoup roughly 175 million Swiss Francs, about $200 million, after a technical glitch saw all city employees paid double for February, according to local reports.
Soon after, the city administration was inundated with calls from puzzled workers, Tages-Anzeiger reported, with some joking that the extra money constituted an adjustment for rampant inflation.
AdvertisementPoliticians, too, have received double their fees for attending parliament in February, Tages-Anzeiger reported.
All 30,000 employees are being sent a letter with a QR code linking to instructions for returning the money, NZZ reported.
"With 30,000 employees, there are many special cases," Claudia Naegeli, a city finance department spokesperson, told the outlet.
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