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Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'

Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'

Summary

A former Rockstar North employee, Dayne Oram, told a tribunal that some staff were put on a "watch list" after signing a petition about remote working and union activities. Rockstar denies this and says the employees were fired for sharing confidential information online, not for union involvement.

Key Facts

  • Dayne Oram claims Rockstar North monitored employees who were union members after a petition was handed in spring 2023.
  • Oram and others say they were fired in October 2025 for trying to unionize.
  • Rockstar says the firings were due to "gross misconduct" related to sharing confidential company information on an online forum.
  • About 34 workers were fired, mostly at Rockstar’s Edinburgh office, with others in Canada.
  • Around 150 employees signed the remote working petition; 15-20 were union members.
  • Oram helped create a Discord forum for about 300 Rockstar employees to discuss the company.
  • The tribunal discussed whether some forum posts were unprofessional or gross misconduct.
  • Rockstar denies firing employees because of union activities and says they acted due to confidentiality breaches.
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