Rockstar Games denies union-related dismissal claims at tribunal

An employment tribunal in Glasgow is hearing claims from 23 former Rockstar Games employees who allege they were unfairly dismissed for trade union activities. The workers, represented by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), claim the company targeted them to prevent formal union recognition.

Rockstar Games denies these allegations, calling the suggestion of revenge against the union “preposterous.” The company maintains that the 34 employees dismissed across the UK and Canada last October were terminated for gross misconduct involving the sharing of confidential company information on a Discord server.

The tribunal has been extended into November to allow for further cross-examination of staff. Legal representatives for the claimants allege that the dismissals were triggered by the company discovering that the IWGB was nearing the statutory membership threshold required for formal recognition.