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Article

6 Apr 2009

Author:
Derek Scally, Irish Times

Lidl kept intimate health records on employees [Germany]

Lidl has admitted to keeping detailed medical records on its German employees after files detailing therapy sessions and artificial insemination appointments were found in a skip…[T]he file contains detailed, handwritten notes on the health of 500 employees – from May 2008 to the start of 2009…The files are apparently kept by managers for their monthly meetings with regional managers…The revelations have prompted furious reaction from unions and data protection groups in Germany…Lidl has admitted the records are genuine, but said it was in the process of disposing of the files after a review of the data it keeps on employees.