French video crippled elephantine Ubisoft is nether probe successful Singapore implicit claims of intersexual harassment and radical discrimination.
Video crippled elephantine Ubisoft's Singapore bureau is nether probe implicit claims of intersexual harassment and radical discrimination, a watchdog said, successful the latest contention for the French firm.
The steadfast of the blockbuster Assassin's Creed and Far Cry titles saw immoderate elder unit resign past twelvemonth aft allegations of intersexual misconduct emerged.
Gaming website Kotaku past period published allegations of harassment, bullying and radical wage disparities pursuing interviews with 20 existent and erstwhile employees astatine Ubisoft Singapore.
The Singapore employment watchdog TAFEP said Tuesday it began investigating aft receiving "anonymous feedback containing links to media articles astir allegations of workplace harassment and unfair treatment astatine Ubisoft Singapore".
It besides urged anyone with cognition of transgression behaviour specified arsenic intersexual harassment and battle to study the incidents to the police.
The existent and erstwhile employees cited successful the Kotaku study spoke connected the information of anonymity.
Two women alleged inappropriate touching and comments, portion different idiosyncratic said: "The wage spread betwixt locals and expats was conscionable insane."
Ubisoft Singapore said successful a connection to AFP it was alert of the allegations made to the watchdog.
"As our discussions with them are ongoing, we bash not person thing we tin stock astatine this stage," the connection added.
"Every Ubisoft studio, including Ubisoft Singapore, strives to make and foster a civilization that squad members and partners tin beryllium arrogant of. We bash not and volition not tolerate favoritism oregon abuse."
Local paper the Straits Times said Ubisoft has astir 500 employees successful the city-state, which is trying to physique itself up arsenic a determination hub for tech companies.
The planetary gaming manufacture has agelong been dogged by disapproval implicit its attraction of women and minorities successful some games and existent life.
Last year's allegations against Ubisoft saw managers successful the company's Toronto and Montreal studios accused of intersexual misconduct.
Senior unit successful Brazil, Bulgaria and the United States besides faced accusations, with immoderate of the alleged incidents going backmost years.
Earlier this month, different gaming elephantine Activision Blizzard announced a absorption shakeup pursuing worker protests and a California authorities suit alleging the steadfast enabled toxic workplace conditions and discriminated against women.
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