A French appeals court on Friday cut the sentence of a former Ikea France chief convicted in 2021 of setting up an illegal system to spy on staff and job
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Ikea fined €1 million after spying on staff over several years
In France, Ikea has been fined €1 million – equivalent to over £860,000 – after being found guilty of spying on employees over a span of several years.
The furniture giant was found guilty of gathering and improperly storing data on staff by paying for access to police records and scrutinising bank records.
On several instances, it has been alleged that the company used information obtained illegally to cross-check facts stated by staff.
An example of this included the brand supposedly accessing an employee’s criminal record to determine how they could afford to drive a BMW on low income.