Home » Legal developments » France: Amazon logistics subsidiary hit with heavy fine for employee surveillance France: Amazon logistics subsidiary hit with heavy fine for employee surveillance On January 23, the CNIL, France's data protection authority, made the decision to fine Amazon France Logistique for the illegal use of delivery preparation scanners to monitor employees. The company defends itself by saying that it wanted to make their daily lives easier. By Antoine Piel. Published on 23 January 2024 à 17h06 - Update on 23 January 2024 à 17h06 Resources The American multinational has been fined €32 million by the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL). The independent administrative authority considers that the scanners, which are used both to give instructions to employees and to record them picking up a product for delivery, are used excessively to record the slightest “break or interruption”. Amazon even makes this a specific indicator,… Antoine Piel Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
