Investigative outlet People Make Games has obtained details suggesting Rockstar terminated 34 unionized workers for discussing workplace policy modifications within a private employee Discord channel. The dismissed staff across Edinburgh and Toronto locations allegedly shared information about internal Slack platform changes in a server restricted to verified company personnel and union representatives from the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain.
Management characterized the communications as confidential material distributed through public channels when announcing the terminations for gross misconduct. The contested messages reportedly concerned the elimination of casual discussion spaces within company systems during October, prompting conversation among union members about working conditions. Legal representatives maintain that such dialogue falls under the protections afforded by British employment statutes, while corporate leadership contends that the Discord platform constitutes an unauthorized forum for proprietary information.
Over 200 colleagues have endorsed reinstatement petitions as demonstrations materialized at studio facilities in Edinburgh, London and Paris. Courts will ultimately determine whether the private server qualifies as a public venue under applicable regulations.
Management characterized the communications as confidential material distributed through public channels when announcing the terminations for gross misconduct. The contested messages reportedly concerned the elimination of casual discussion spaces within company systems during October, prompting conversation among union members about working conditions. Legal representatives maintain that such dialogue falls under the protections afforded by British employment statutes, while corporate leadership contends that the Discord platform constitutes an unauthorized forum for proprietary information.
Over 200 colleagues have endorsed reinstatement petitions as demonstrations materialized at studio facilities in Edinburgh, London and Paris. Courts will ultimately determine whether the private server qualifies as a public venue under applicable regulations.
