The decision fell on Tuesday.
Ikea France was sentenced by the Versailles Criminal Court to a fine of one million euros for spying on its employees.
The French subsidiary of Ikea was accused alongside former officials of having illegally spied on several hundred employees between 2009 and 2012. The decision was eagerly awaited by the 120 or so civil parties.
"The stake" of this trial was that "of the protection of our private lives in relation to a threat, that of mass surveillance", declared the prosecutor Paméla Tabardel on March 30, asking that the criminal response be a "Strong message" sent to "all trading companies".
The prosecution had requested a 2 million euros fine against the subsidiary in France of the Swedish furniture giant, which incurs a fine of up to 3.75 million euros.
Ikea France was tried alongside fifteen other defendants, who deferred responsibility for the charges, including the unlawful collection and disclosure of personal information or the violation of professional secrecy.
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Ikea trial: "We were not at the height of discretion," says a former company executive, suspected of spying on his employees
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