Fired Rockstar employees’ plea for interim pay denied

A UK employment tribunal rejected a request from fired Rockstar Games employees to receive interim pay while waiting for a full hearing about their dismissal, according to Bloomberg and IGN. After Rockstar fired 34 employees last year – 31 from the UK and three from Canada – the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) accused the company of “union busting.” Rockstar claims that the fired employees were leaking company information in a Discord channel.

The hearing took place over two days last week. “Despite being refused interim relief today, we’ve come out of last week’s hearing more confident than ever that a full and substanti …

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