As we’ve recently learned, massive changes are on their way for Ubisoft after a recent wave of failures hit their company, causing both their stock prices to fall and a call for internal investigations to improve the quality of their products.
Following the recent delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and the benign sales of Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft told gamesindustry.biz that they will require staff to work at least three out of five days each week in person.
In response to this news, the video game workers union of France, STJV (Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo), has notified workers to refuse to work between the 15th and 17th of October, aiming to put pressure back on Ubisoft.
Workers' main concern about the requirement for in-person work is that this industry has functioned for over four years primarily through online work. Calling for sudden in-person work will impact people's lives, including situations where some may simply not be able to return to work at all.
Although Ubisoft’s order has been told to “respect individual circumstances,” this change for staff will not only impact their livelihoods but also cause a huge hiccup for the projects...
