Overview
- The final employment tribunal between Rockstar Games and dozens of former Rockstar North staff began on 10 September in Glasgow and is scheduled to run about five weeks with a judgment to follow.
- Rockstar says it dismissed employees for gross misconduct after finding confidential material and disparaging messages in a private Discord server and has described repeated security threats including hacker extortion attempts and drone surveillance.
- Claimants represented by the IWGB deny leaks, say the Discord was used for union organising, allege they were targeted when union membership reached recognition thresholds, and are pursuing unfair dismissal and blacklisting claims.
- Supporters held rallies outside the Glasgow Tribunals Centre and fired workers describe sudden, summary dismissals that cost them jobs, income and the chance to finish work on Grand Theft Auto VI.
- The tribunal will test evidence about monitoring, procedural fairness and what counts as a breach of confidentiality, and its outcome could influence union recognition and employer conduct across the UK games industry.