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French police put together case against Ikea bosses

21 November 2013

After the revelation that two senior executives from Ikea’s French business and a former head of the company were charged with illegally using police files to snoop on staff and customers, Ellen Temperton discusses legal ways to obtain information about a candidate's or existing employee’s criminal past in a Times article.

After the revelation that two senior executives from Ikea’s French business and a former head of the company were charged with illegally using police files to snoop on staff and customers, Ellen Temperton discusses legal ways to obtain information about a candidate's or existing employee’s criminal past in a Times article.

Ellen goes on to discuss how transparency must be a key principle, with employers informing employees of the checks they plan to carry out as standard practice.

You can read Ellen's comments in full on The Times' website here. Please note this article is behind a paywall and a subscription is required to read it.

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