The filing names several current and former Ubisoft employees
Solidaires Informatique, a French worker union, announced today that it has filed a complaint against Ubisoft.
The complaint,filed by Solidaires Informatique yesterday, alleges Ubisoft of institutional sexual harassment. In a translation of a statement provided toKotaku, the complaint targets Ubisoft as a legal entity for “setting up, maintaining and reinforcing a system where sexual harassment is tolerated because it is more profitable for the company to keep harassers in place than to protect its employees.”
When reached for comment, an Ubisoft spokesperson told Destructoid, “We do not have further details regarding the claim field against Ubisoft.” They also directed us to aletter written by CEO Yves Guillemotabout efforts to address allegations brought against the company.
Solidaires Informatique had previously announced it wasworking on a collective action, putting out an open call for Ubisoft staff members as well as organizations who wished to help.
The complaint names a number of current and former Ubisoft employees, including former chief creative officer Serge Hascoët, former exec Tommy François, head of HR Cécile Cornet, and current CEO Yves Guillemot. BothHascoëtandFrançoisleft the company amidreports of a toxic internal culturelast summer, and Cornet stepped down from her role. (GamesIndustry.biz reportsthat her LinkedIn profile suggests she’s parted ways with the company.)
Earlier this year,Guillemot penned a letterdetailing the company’s response to allegations of misconduct. But arecent Bloomberg reportspotlighted that Ubisoft employees have been reportedly dissatisfied with the company’s response to allegations.
