Ubisoft’s chief people officer addresses
Ubisoft’s chief people officer Anika Grant has spoken about what she described as the company’s “misconduct crisis”, saying Ubisoft is now “on the right track” to recovering from it.
Such as GamesIndustry.biz reportsGrant acknowledged the so-called “crisis” last month at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, speaking about what the company has done to address the issues that emerged in 2020 regarding alleged harassment and misconduct.
“HR was seen as part of the problem,” she says. “As a result, we had lost the confidence of our teams. Trust in us as a function, trust in us as individuals and as a profession. So my first priority was to figure out how to regain that trust.”
Grant explained that Ubisoft has put in place a number of initiatives, including a new code of conduct, an improved internal reporting system, more training programs and an employee relations team (including external professionals with experience in dealing with misconduct).
According to Grant, responses to questions related to safe and respectful workplaces in the company’s 2022 employee survey all showed major improvements from previous years, with the phrase “I am treated with respect and dignity” ranking as the second highest scoring question came up. on the survey.
“The work it takes to create a safe and caring workplace is something that never truly ends, and something we continue to focus on and invest in,” said Grant. “But for now, we have heard directly from our teams that we are on the right track and that progress has been made.”
The French news channel reported this last week Liberation (and spotted by Eurogamer) that five former Ubisoft employees had been detained by police for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at the company. These reports surfaced a week after Grant spoke about the ‘misconduct crisis’ at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit.
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