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Ubisoft proposes voluntary departures for about 100 German employees
Ubisoft is proposing voluntary departures for about 100 employees across its studios in Düsseldorf, Berlin and Mainz, Germany.
The company has started talks with employee representatives, but the proposed plan is still under negotiation and Ubisoft has not confirmed the number of jobs affected.
The plan is intended to reduce staffing while avoiding dismissals.
Düsseldorf is the largest of the three studios, and more than half of the expected reductions may be there.
Mainz leads development of the Anno strategy game series, while Düsseldorf and Berlin support other Ubisoft teams.
The proposal comes amid Ubisoft's wider cost-cutting drive, which has included studio closures, cancelled games and job cuts.
Ubisoft has not announced a final agreement or when employees might leave.
Ubisoft plans to reduce its workforce by about 100 jobs across its studios in Düsseldorf, Berlin and Mainz.
The proposed cuts would be carried out mainly through a voluntary departure plan being discussed with employee representatives.
Ubisoft has not confirmed the number of jobs affected, and no final agreement has been reached.
Game File reported that more than half of the reductions are expected to be at the Düsseldorf studio.
Ubisoft says the changes are intended to better position its German studios for future work.
- Who
- Ubisoft and employees at its Düsseldorf, Berlin and Mainz studios.
- What
- Ubisoft is proposing a voluntary departure plan that could affect about 100 jobs.
- When
- Discussions with the Works Council began last week, according to Ubisoft.
- Where
- Düsseldorf, Berlin and Mainz, Germany.
- Why
- Ubisoft says the changes are intended to better position its German studios for future work.
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Ubisoft cut 185 jobs across several European studios, including about 65 in Düsseldorf, according to Game File.
Ubisoft began discussions with the Works Council about a proposed voluntary departure plan for its three German studios.
- Proposed job reductions
- About 100
- Studios affected
- Düsseldorf, Berlin and Mainz
- Expected largest impact
- More than half of the reductions are expected at Düsseldorf
- Proposed payout formula
- 1.5 monthly salaries per year of service, subject to negotiation
- Previous cuts in January 2025
- 185 jobs across several European studios, including about 65 in Düsseldorf
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We initiated discussions with the Works Council last week regarding a proposed voluntary departure plan across [the three studios]
No final agreement has been reached, and we won't comment on specific proposals while discussions are ongoing.
best position our German studios for the future… with a clearer focus on their role, capabilities, and organisational setup needed for the work ahead.