...supermarket giant Lidl is due to be fined several million euros with several German state governments expected to hand down punitive decisions this month, according to a report in Der Spiegel...Lidl managers sparked a scandal...by spying on their staff, using spy video systems in stores, and in some cases even private detectives. Several hundred pages of evidence were leaked to Stern magazine, showing records were kept of when members of staff were going to the toilet, assessments of their personal appearance and even details of private telephone conversations.