A worker dismissed by Rockstar North, the Grand Theft Auto developer, tells an employment tribunal that he believes the company put employees on a “watch list” after they signed a petition about remote working. The claim is made in the context of a wider dispute over alleged trade union activity and potential unlawful dismissal.
The Guardian, Sky News and local outlets including the Evening Standard, The Scotsman and Belfast Telegraph report that the tribunal is examining whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 employees for trade union-related activity. In his evidence, Dayne Oram says he thinks Rockstar began monitoring a group of workers after a petition was sent to company leadership in 2023.
While outlets focus on the same tribunal proceedings, their coverage varies in emphasis: some foreground the “watch list” allegation and remote-working petition, while others stress that the core issue concerns whether dismissals were linked to union activity. Across reports, the shared details are that the worker’s testimony centers on internal scrutiny and that the tribunal is determining the legality of the terminations.
