Employer UNIONTRAD COMPANY – €20,000 Fine (France, 2019)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A French company was fined EUR 20,000 for improperly filming employees at work. The company failed to follow rules about workplace surveillance and did not inform employees about the data collection. This case shows the importance of respecting employee privacy and providing clear information about data use.
What happened
UNIONTRAD COMPANY was fined for continuously filming employees at their workstations without proper notice.
Who was affected
Employees of UNIONTRAD COMPANY who were filmed without adequate information about the surveillance.
What the authority found
The CNIL fined the company for failing to comply with rules on workplace surveillance and data transparency.
Why this matters
This case serves as a reminder for businesses to ensure their surveillance practices are transparent and comply with privacy laws, especially in small companies where resources may be limited.
GDPR Articles Cited
Between 2013 and 2017, the CNIL received complaints from several employees of the company who were filmed at their workstation. On two occasions, it alerted the company to the rules to be observed when installing cameras in the workplace, in particular, that employees should not be filmed continuously and that information about the data processing has to be provided. In the absence of satisfactory measures at the end of the deadline set in the formal notice, the CNIL carried out a second audit in October 2018 which confirmed that the employer was still breaching data protection laws when recording employees with CCTV. When determening the amount of the fine, the CNIL took into account the size (9 employees) and the financial situation of the company, which presented a negative net result in 2017 (turnover of 885,739 EUR in 2017 and a negative net result of 110,844 EUR), to retain a dissuasive but proportionate administrative fine.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Employer UNIONTRAD COMPANY in FR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
13 June 2019
Authority
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés
Fine Amount
€20,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-51
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Employer UNIONTRAD COMPANY - France (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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