Kaufland supermarket employees take management to court

Employees claim they were made to work long hours without being paid for overtime; that they were made to work during their sick leave and failed to receive due bonuses. They describe Kaufland as a "labor camp" where people are made to work almost like slaves. One of the employees had to work a 25.5 hour shift. In response to these accusations Kaufland's spokesperson said, "All employees who can document they have worked overtime receive due remuneration." Artur Brzozowski, director of the Kaufland store in Tarnobrzeg denies the charges. "These accusations come from employees who did not want to work or stole merchandise. We never force anyone to work overtime." Kaufland's employees are about to take the case to the court and say they will present billings and recorded conversations with their supervisors as evidence. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A2, A4) D.W.