Overview
- The final employment tribunal began in Glasgow on September 10 and will run for about five weeks to hear claims from roughly 31–34 former Rockstar staff who were sacked in late 2025.
- Rockstar tells the court it dismissed the workers for gross misconduct and for sharing confidential information found in a large private Discord server, and says it will vigorously defend those grounds for dismissal.
- The claimants, represented by the IWGB, argue the firings were unlawful retaliation for union organising and are seeking reinstatement or compensation and a ruling that their dismissals were unfair.
- A June tribunal decision allowed the fired developers to bring blacklisting claims into the final hearing, broadening the legal issues the court must resolve.
- Supporters rallied outside the Glasgow Tribunals Centre, remaining Rockstar staff have formed the Rockstar Games Workers Union, and observers say a ruling for the claimants could influence union recognition across the UK games industry ahead of GTA VI's November release.