IKEA France ordered to pay $1.3M for spying on workers and customers

June 15, 2021

A court has ordered IKEA to pay more than $1.3 million in fines and damages for spying on employees, some unhappy customers and union representatives in France. Two former executives with the company have been convicted, fined and given suspended prison sentences for their role in the scheme.

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