Swiss insurance company AXA accidentally paid more than Swiss workers double their January pay. The extra transaction was the result of an error between AXA and its main bank, and workers were not allowed to keep the bonus payment. AXA did not confirm the total amount paid out in error but, going by average French salaries, the oversight was estimated to have potentially hit a total of about CHF30m ( $30m ).
French insurance company AXA accidentally paid 4,300 Swiss workers double their December pay. The extra transaction was the result of an error between AXA and its main bank, and workers were not allowed to keep the bonus payment. AXA did not confirm the total amount paid out in error but, going by average Swiss salaries, the oversight was estimated to have potentially hit a total of about CHF30m ($30m).