A watchdog has launched an investigation into Ubisoft Singapore over alleged unfairness and sexual harassment.
According to an investigation by Kotaku, staff at Ubisoft Singapore, which is home to around 500 staff and is current working on the troubled Skull & Bones, allegedly suffered from sexual harassment, racial pay disparities and bullying by managers, as well as “bad projects” and “toxic leaders”.
Now, in a report by The Straits Times, an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore, the national watchdog for fair employment practices has launched an investigation into Ubisoft Singapore over the claims.
The Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (Tafep) urged anyone with knowledge of any criminal conduct, such as sexual harassment and assault, to report such incidents to the police.
Ubisoft Singapore managing director Darryl Long is quoted as saying: “It’s very important that we can talk about these things and that we acknowledge what’s going on in our industry right now…
“We need to start to change the way we are perceived and the way we act internally as well.”
The investigation into Ubisoft Singapore comes after Ubisoft staff said the company “continues to protect and promote known offenders and their allies”.
Over 1000 current and former Ubisoft employees across 32 studios signed an open letter in solidarity with Activision Blizzard staff following a recent lawsuit that called the World of Warcraft and Overwatch studio “a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women”.