IKEA France was caught up in further damaging allegations Thursday, with the Swedish furniture giant being accused of hiring a private security company to provide illegally acquired information on its workers, union members and clients...In the latest twist in a damaging ‘spying’ scandal, Swedish furniture giant IKEA was on Thursday accused of “harassing” its employees after media reports emerged Wednesday that the company had illegally obtained police files on French workers, clients and union leaders...A complaint was lodged at a court in Versailles, the site of IKEA’s French headquarters, on Wednesday night. IKEA on Thursday said it had suspended “the person concerned” and that it had launched an internal inquiry. “Respect for people’s private lives is one of the most important values of this group and we vigorously disapprove of any working practices that undermine this,” IKEA France said in a statement.