Renfrewshire Council has accidentally overpaid staff nearly £700,000 over the past year, according to fresh figures.The amount dished out to employees by mistake has rocketed year-on-year, with more than £2.3 million of overpayments made in total since April 2015.A total of £691,312.85 was given to staff in error in 2020/21, a rise of more than 80 per cent compared to the amount overpaid in 2018/19.Since April 2015, just over £1.4m has been recovered by the local authority while more than £52,000 has been written off, meaning the council is still scrapping to get back almost £900,000 owed to the public purse. Don't miss the latest headlines
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