Ikea fined over spying campaign in France

Ikea France was ordered to pay one million euros in fines and about 100,000 euros in damages (Remy de la Mauviniere/file/AP)

A French court has ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some 1.1 million euros (£946,600) in fines and damages over a campaign to spy on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in France.

Two former Ikea France executives were convicted and fined over the scheme and given suspended prison sentences.