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Ex-Lidl worker drops €300k injury claim after covert gym video shown in court

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Ex-Lidl worker drops €300k injury claim after covert gym video shown in court

A former Lidl worker who claimed she injured her back at work has withdrawn her claim at the High Court after a video was shown of her doing vigorous exercise at a gym.

The video which was taken by private investigators for Lidl showed Ewa Ledzinska this week running on the spot, swinging a kettlebell, lifting weights and stretching and doing burpees which includes squatting and jumping in a half hour exercise session.




Counsel for Lidl, Finbarr Fox Sc instructed by Wayne Finn of Holmes O’Malley and Sexton put it to Ms Ledzinska she was fit enough to be in the Army, and this was rigorous training.

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Ms Ledzinska replied, “For me, it is stretching and cardio.”

The 42-year-old who lives in Kildare town had sued former employer Lidl Ireland claiming she sustained a severe back injury and is in constant back pain as a result of her working conditions at the Newbridge Lidl branch.

She says it began in 2021 when she lifted a 25kg box as she prepared the special offers aisle.

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