Both Baillot and a branch of the Swedish furniture giant were guilty of “collecting personal data fraudulently”.
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The prosecutor’s office originally demanded higher penalties, in the case of the company a fine of two million euros, ie 50.88 million crowns. The allegations covered the years 2009 to 2012. In addition to spying, management was supposed to be invading privacy by, among other things, obtaining bank statements or tracking employees with the help of bogus employees who reported to management.
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Employees and job seekers were also monitored by security agency staff, who examined their past and contacts. According to the allegations, the company also monitored some customers
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“The (French) branch of IKEA strongly condemned these practices, apologized and put in place an action plan to prevent the matter from happening again,” the company said in response to a verdict it was currently analyzing to see if further action was needed. measures.
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In addition to the company and Baillot, 14 other people are being charged in a trial that began after a long investigation in March this year. These included executives of the company, but also police officers and employees of security agencies.
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When the case became public in 2012, IKEA changed part of its management and declared a change in internal procedures.
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