Council worker earns €53k in overtime in one year

Tipperary County Council offices in Clonmel: The internal audit at Tipperary County Council found that nearly two-thirds of hours worked on overtime were paid at the double-time rate and there was no policy in place at the local authority for its management. Picture: Dan Linehan

A member of staff in a local authority earned a staggering €53,145 in overtime in a single year, according to an internal audit.

The employee was one of 20 at Tipperary County Council that brought in at least €17,000 on top of their ordinary salary that year, the audit found.