GreedFall 2 and Steelrising developer Spiders has scored a win for itself by securing higher pay and dealing situations following a strike that passed off earlier this week.
In a press release supplied to Recreation Developer, studio administration says it is negotiated raises and improved working insurance policies with staff, though the assertion does additionally include some pointed remarks concerning allegations made by the union to which stated staff belong.
Spiders bosses say that statements made by the SJTV union in an open letter to managers final week have been “false and defamatory”, so regardless that the managerial aspect of the studio has agreed to higher situations for workers, it appears like they did not achieve this with out some pushback.
In response to Recreation Developer, Spiders managers have agreed to boost the studio’s minimal base wage by 11%, ranging from this month (and retroactive to April 1st of this yr).
Though that appears like a reasonably large leap, Recreation Developer does additionally say that the common Spiders worker will solely see a wage improve of round 3% on account of this transfer. Nonetheless, it is progress, proper?
Moreover, employees will now profit from a “telework firm settlement” that ought to enhance distant working insurance policies within the studio, and administration has agreed to conduct an audit on working situations.
Spiders managers aren’t simply out for SJTV, both; they’re additionally seemingly upset with the media. Within the assertion given to Recreation Developer, studio administration says that the “portrayal” of the studio’s working situations within the media is an “try to destabilize the corporate”.
In the event you’re questioning what Spiders is as much as proper now, the studio is at present gearing as much as launch the hotly-anticipated RPG sequel GreedFall 2, which is able to hit Early Entry later this month.
Keep tuned for extra on that, and within the meantime, you’ll be able to try my assessment of Spiders’ earlier recreation, the moderately curious Soulslike Steelrising, proper right here.