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Supermarket – €50,000 Fine (Germany, 2023)
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A supermarket was fined for posting a list of employees' sickness-related absences in a public area. This breach of privacy rules shows that companies must protect their employees' personal information. Employers should be cautious about how they share sensitive employee data.
What happened
The supermarket displayed a list of employees' sickness-related absences in a break room for four weeks.
Who was affected
Employees whose sickness-related absences were publicly displayed in the supermarket.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the supermarket violated privacy laws by disclosing sensitive employee information without proper safeguards.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the importance of safeguarding employee data in the workplace. Companies should implement strict policies to ensure that personal information is not disclosed publicly.
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The DPA of Brandenburg has imposed a five-figure fine on a company. The controller had posted a list of employees' sickness-related absences for the year 2022 in the employee break room. The list contained details of the days on which they were absent from work due to their own illness or the illness of their child. The table was displayed for four weeks and in some cases third parties such as suppliers also had access to the list.
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Details
Fine Date
1 January 2023
Authority
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
Fine Amount
€50,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2299
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Supermarket - Germany (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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