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Lloyds Bank Under Fire for Employee Data Misuse

11/12/2025

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Lloyds Banking Group faces scrutiny for accessing data from more than 30,000 employees' bank accounts during pay negotiations.
The bank compared the financial habits of its lowest-paid staff with those of the general public, raising concerns about potential misuse of personal information.
Mark Brown, general secretary of the Affinity union, criticized the practice as accessing accounts without permission.
The BTU union said the action breached the Data Protection Act and was used to justify lower pay increases.
Lloyds maintains it used aggregated, anonymised data in compliance with regulations.

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Lloyds Banking Group faces scrutiny for accessing data from more than 30,000 employees' bank accounts during pay negotiations.
The bank compared the financial habits of its lowest-paid staff with those of the general public, raising concerns about potential misuse of personal information.
Mark Brown, general secretary of the Affinity union, criticized the practice as accessing accounts without permission.
The BTU union said the action breached the Data Protection Act and was used to justify lower pay increases.
Lloyds maintains it used aggregated, anonymised data in compliance with regulations.