Overview
- Volkswagen Group Services confirmed Friday it mishandled sensitive health data for roughly 600 employees.
- Volkswagen’s internal audit unit opened an investigation to identify those responsible for the practice.
- Since June 2025, managers held large online meetings every two weeks to discuss names, illnesses, and absence records.
- Dossiers were shared as PowerPoint slides, and some workers were tagged red, yellow, or green to mark perceived problems.
- Hundreds received GDPR breach notices, and several have sued in the Braunschweig labor court citing career and privacy harm, with the effort tied to an absence-rate drive during broader cost cuts.