A judge has officially ruled that Rockstar Games won’t be forced to pay interim relief to the 34 Grand Theft Auto 6 developers it fired in October, after the IWGB accused the studio of union-busting.
A judge has ruled against forcing Rockstar Games to pay the 34 fired employees interim relief after the IWGB accused the studio of union-busting
The studio says it welcomes the decision and stands by its initial statement that claims the employees were fired for leaking company secrets
IWGB president Alex Marshall says that despite the ruling, “Despite being refused interim relief today, we’ve come out of last week’s hearing more confident than ever that a full and substantive tribunal will find Rockstar’s calculated attempt to crush a union to be not only unjust but unlawful”
Rockstar Games won’t be forced to pay interim relief to 34 Grand Theft Auto 6 developers who were fired in October, a judge has ruled.
Now, as reported by Kotaku, a UK employment tribunal has ruled against forcing the GTA studio to pay out interim relief, delivering the first blow in the ongoing dispute.
The ruling read that the tribunal “was unable to conclude that it appears likely that the tribunal will find that the principal reason for the claimants’ dismissal was their membership of the IWGB”, and the legal battle will continue.
In a statement to GamesRadar+, an IWGB spokesperson said the ruling “is disappointing but does nothing to dampen our hopes of winning justice when the full hearing takes place.
