Ubisoft Singapore Dealt With Workplace Misconduct "Appropriately", Investigation Finds
Ubisoft Singapore has announced that the country's fair employment watchdog, the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices, has finished its investigation into allegations of unfair pay and sexual harassment. It found that the studio dealt with internal accusations of workplace misconduct appropriately and that pay discrepancies were justified by performance, seniority, and experience.
In August 2021, the TAFEP began its investigation into Ubisoft Singapore following allegations of pay disparity based on race as well as bullying by managers. The investigation concluded that the studio had a structure in place to handle reports of misconduct and that past reports were dealt with properly.
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In November 2020, the managing director of the studio, Hugues Ricour, was removed from his position following a leadership audit carried out by external partners. In 2020, three Ubisoft executives resigned amid investigations into alleged sexual harassment at the company.
Ubisoft Singapore hired a third-party firm to review the company's salaries. These findings were shared with the TAFEP which conducted additional checks and concluded that the studio had "reasonable justifications" for any pay disparity.
Ubisoft Singapore's big project is Skull & Bones, a spiritual successor to Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. Development for the game has been troubled, with reports that questions such as, "Do you play as a pirate or do you play as a boat?" being pondered as management tried to settle on what sort of game was being made. A deal with the Singaporean government means the studio can't simply cut
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