Activision Is Being Sued for Firing Employees

gamerant.com:

Activision has been accused of violating a number of labor laws, and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) has filed charges against the gaming company. This violation has emerged following Activision’s decision to fire two quality assurance testers who previously worked for the publisher.

Activision has had a reputation for a number of years as being an anti-union organization. Unionization has been a major talking point for years in the gaming industry, due to the ever-growing amount of forced overtime work being demanded of video game developers prior to the launch of high profile titles, among other things. The lack of a union within the gaming industry means that employees aren’t automatically afforded the option to have a union representative present during meetings pertaining to the future of their career.

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Activision recently announced its return-to-office plan, which has been met with resistance across the board. Two QA testers raised concerns about the increased cost of living that would result from this decision and argued that, while they could work in the office, not all of their colleagues could afford to. The two employees reportedly expressed themselves using explicit language, and a disciplinary meeting was arranged during which they were both fired. As a result, the CWA has filed charges against Activision based on what was said during the meeting and how the company handled the situation.

More specifically, the CWA has brought these charges against Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, claiming that he is ultimately responsible for breaking labor laws. Prior to the meeting that ultimately ended with the QA testers being laid off on February 17,