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Sacked Rockstar workers protest outside tribunal as employment hearing continues
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Former employees of gaming giant Rockstar and union members held a protest outside an employment tribunal in Glasgow as company bosses faced questioning. The case involves 34 workers, mostly based at the Rockstar North studio in Edinburgh, who claim they were unfairly dismissed for trade union activity. Rockstar maintains the staff were sacked for sharing confidential company information and disparaging remarks on an insecure Discord forum. The claim for unfair dismissal is being brought by 23 former staff represented by the IWGB, and the tribunal is presided over by Judge Lucy Wiseman.
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- Sacked Rockstar workers and union members protested outside an employment tribunal in Glasgow.
- Twenty-three former staff are bringing a claim for unfair dismissal, alleging they were targeted for trade union activity.
- Rockstar argues the workers were dismissed for sharing confidential company information and making disparaging comments on a private Discord forum.
- During the hearing, HR vice president Rob Spampinato stated employees had discussed game delays and overtime working patterns.
- Claimants' lawyers are questioning why other employees who shared similar content but were not active union members were not dismissed.
- The tribunal continues into November before Judge Lucy Wiseman.