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They came out free Tuesday evening after ten hours in police custody.
Nine people from the supervisory team of the regional management of Lidl France in Ploumagoar near Guingamp (Côtes-d'Armor) were heard by the investigators as part of a judicial investigation which was opened by the Saint- Brieuc for harassment at work.
This follows the filing of several complaints from employees who complain about the social climate prevailing in the company.
"We are facing an authoritarian management with toxic management and without pity for the employees," said Arnaud Rouxel, CGT union representative, interviewed by
20 Minutes
.
During searches carried out Tuesday on rogatory commission of the investigating judge in the premises of the logistics platform, the gendarmes notably seized computer equipment which will now be analyzed.
"We are only in the first phase of investigation in this case and the investigation is continuing", indicates the prosecutor of Saint-Brieuc.
Facts that "do not correspond to company policy"
Contacted by
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, the management of Lidl France reacted to the placement in custody of its employees "who do not recognize the facts for which they are accused and have fully cooperated with the investigators".
"The facts raised in this survey are serious and do not correspond absolutely to the company policy or to the actions carried out daily to recruit, train and support the development of our 40,000 employees in France", added the sign in a communicated.
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