Overview
- The IWGB pressed for interim relief at a January 5 preliminary hearing in Glasgow for 31 UK-based developers dismissed in October 2025.
- If granted, the order would return the workers to Rockstar’s payroll and reinstate any required work visas until a full hearing is scheduled.
- The union alleges unlawful, summary dismissals intended to suppress organizing, while Rockstar categorically denies union-busting.
- Rockstar says employees discussed highly confidential information in an insecure social channel it claims included outsiders, a journalist, and anonymous members, and warns potential leaks could impact Take-Two’s share price.
- ACAS guidance says interim relief requires a 'pretty good chance' of success, the ruling is pending, and the case has drawn protests and political attention including concern voiced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.