Developers at GTA 6 studio Rockstar Games have criticised the company for telling employees they must return to the office full-time next month, calling leadership’s decision “reckless”.
As reported yesterday, employees at Rockstar have been told to return to the office five days a week, now that GTA 6 is entering the final stretch of development. Studio management cited security and productivity reasons for this upcoming change, which will come into effect in April.
Since this announcement, the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has blasted Rockstar for its plans to withdraw remote working provisions for the “majority” of its staff, noting the studio said any exceptions to the new rules will be “rare”.
Referencing a petition signed by 170 Rockstar Games workers last year opposing mandatory three-day office work, the union said the studio’s latest decision “marks a U-turn from previous statements in which the company insisted flexible work options would remain available”.