Safety Net Journal Issue 9

Lidl accused of spying on its staff

Lidl supermarket chain has been accused of spying on its staff in Germany by using secret cameras to record how often staff went to the toilet and even employing private detectives to monitor staffs private lives.

Lidl insisted it was to combat shoplifting but they have been roundly condemned by unions and state politicians alike.

'These are measures I, for example, have only ever seen in totalitarian states,' said Achim Neumann from the Verdi union. 'The way people's dignity has been trampled on is unparalleled in our society.'

Lidl states that it has already stopped employing private detectives and now only used visible security cameras.

Source: Hazards

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