Gone are the days when Yves Guillemot was supported by its employees against the giant Vivendi. With Ubisoft’s results at half mast which were announced last week, the game seems to be over on the side of the executives who are planning major savings measures, which involves the cancellation of several projects and ” natural attrition “. This last point was enough to make the publisher’s employees jump, especially when reading the rest of the speech which seemed to put pressure on them directly. In front of this situation, the Solidaires Informatique union of Ubisoft Paris called for a strike while strongly condemning the group’s president’s remarks.
Words that do not pass at all
When it comes to ” natural attrition To save money within the Ubisoft studios, it is actually a question of not renewing contracts, and therefore of reducing the workforce little by little without using the big words that are verbs like “turn” or ” fire “. But what remains at the union’s throat is the call for employees to give the best of themselves while being very vigilant about their expenses. Words that are seen as being synonymous with future overtime and managerial pressure for the union.
The latter accuses Yves Guillemot and the executives of clearing themselves of the poor results by asking employees to work more, without offering compensation. That is why he is now demanding a 10% increase in all wages (in particular to fight against inflation), but also and above all the improvement of working conditions with the implementation of the 4-day week, which has proven itself in several studios. The union also calls for a strike by Ubisoft Paris employees this Friday, January 27 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m..