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Ubisoft to reduce workforce across Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz as part of "proposed voluntary departure plan"
GamesIndustry.biz • • technology
Key Points:
- Ubisoft plans to reduce its German workforce by around 100 employees across its Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz studios, primarily through a voluntary departure plan currently under discussion with the Works Council.
- More than half of the job cuts are expected to occur at the Düsseldorf studio, which is the largest among the three and was previously affected by layoffs last year.
- The proposed voluntary departure payout formula under negotiation could offer employees a severance based on 1.5 times their monthly salary multiplied by their years of service, though terms remain subject to change.
- These reductions are part of Ubisoft’s broader cost-cutting and restructuring efforts, which have included studio closures, canceled projects, and workforce cuts globally as the company shifts to a new organizational model called "Creative Houses."
- Ubisoft has not finalized any agreements regarding the voluntary departure plan and continues discussions with employee representatives, emphasizing the goal of better positioning its German studios for future work.
