Staff in line for payouts after Morrisons loses data leak appeal

Workers’ personal details were leaked online by a senior IT employee in 2014Morrisons could face a hefty compensation bill after the supermarket lost an appeal against a ruling that is liable for a former employee leaking personal information about 100,000 members of staff.The ruling, which paves the way for 5,518 claimants to receive compensation, is the UK’s first data protection class action. It comes after workers’ personal details were leaked online by a senior IT employee