Ubisoft employees publicly petition seeking support for reform requirements
Last week, Ubisoft employee group A Better Ubisoft criticized the company’s slow pace of change, especially when compared to Activision. Now, presumably to increase pressure on Ubisoft’s management to agree to its requirements, employees are seeking public support.
“You let us down, [Ubisoft CEO Yves] Guillemot,” the organization wrote on Twitter. “100 days. Meet zero requirements. Of course, you can do better than this. “
100 days ago, we signed our open letter and put forward our four key requirements. None of our requirements have been met. So today we launched a new petition, open to all our supporters to sign https://t.co/dqmQV96FOm please sign and share! #ABetterUbisoft #EndAbuseInGaming pic.twitter.com/tpTU3mfeazNovember 5, 2021
These 100 days are a reference to an open letter signed by Ubisoft employees and sent to management in July, which put forward four specific requirements that have not been met so far:
- Stop propagating and transferring known offenders between studios and teams without any impact. This cycle needs to end.
- We hope to have a collective seat on the table and have a meaningful say in how Ubisoft as a company moves forward from here.
- Cross-industry cooperation to reach agreement on a set of basic rules and procedures, and all studios can use these rules and procedures to deal with these violations in the future.
- Such cooperation must involve a large number of employees and union representatives in non-management positions.
This new letter is open to everyone, not just Ubisoft employees. It reflects the growing frustration of Ubisoft’s leadership lack of action. Activision’s relatively quick response to its employees’ reform requirements has greatly increased this sentiment. ease.
“In the 16 months since Ubisoft was forced to take limited action after making a public post on Twitter, you are talking about the’strategic roadmap for HR transformation’. You are’preparing to launch,’ but you haven’t given a delivery timeline. Or any hint that these changes will be, “Better Ubisoft Tweet last week.
“Just yesterday, Activision Blizzard promised to increase the number of female and non-binary employees by 50% within five years…In just three months, they seem to have listened to their employees’ concerns and acted.”
In addition to promising to increase the proportion of women and non-binary employees, Activision has also abandoned mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment and discrimination claims, promised to improve salary transparency, and pledged to invest $250 million in gaming and technology-related diversification programs.
In contrast, Ubisoft’s most recent move occurred in September, when it made Igor Manceau its new chief creative officer. Manceau succeeds Serge Hascoët, who resigned last year due to allegations of workplace misconduct and harassment.
Better Ubisoft criticized the process that led to Mansor’s appointment and issued a statement saying it happened “without knowledge of Yves” [Guillemot, Ubisoft CEO] Commit to redefine the leadership of the editorial department and avoid a single creative officer. “
I have contacted Ubisoft to comment on the call for public support, and I will update if I receive a response.