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Rockstar HR boss denies monitoring union membership at employment tribunal
Overview
Rob Scampinato, vice president of HR at Rockstar Games, has denied claims at an employment tribunal that the company kept tabs on union membership. The tribunal is hearing a case brought by 23 former employees, represented by the IWGB, who claim they were unfairly dismissed for trade union activity. Rockstar maintains the workers were sacked for gross misconduct after sharing confidential company information on a private Discord server.
Key points
- Rockstar HR vice president Rob Scampinato denied accusations that the company tried to monitor or keep tabs on trade union membership.
- The employment tribunal in Glasgow centers on 34 workers, mostly based in Edinburgh, who claim they were unfairly sacked for union activity.
- Rockstar states the employees were dismissed for sharing confidential company information on an insecure private online forum.
- The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is representing 23 of the former staff in the unfair dismissal claim.
- Scampinato stated that while managers received information to keep abreast of collective grievances, they were not trying to root out trade union activists.