Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Germany: Lidl to pay heavy penalties for spying on employees Germany: Lidl to pay heavy penalties for spying on employees After the video surveillance scandal at Lidl, the different Lander's data protection authorities demand penalties amounting to several thousand Euros for the German discounter. Low-Saxony's authorities alone ask Lidl for €700.000. While downplaying the extent of the case, the company declared, on September 6, 2008, that it would take on the imposed sanctions. (Ref. 080666) By . Published on 08 September 2008 à 13h49 - Update on 08 September 2008 à 13h49 Resources “Lidl already told the competent authorities that it would most likely take on the sanctions defined in this context without any opposition” the company, based on Necharsulm, announced on Saturday.… 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.InstagramThis 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