The ongoing situation between Rockstar and its 31 fired employees is so serious that it has finally reached the House of Commons. The issue was tabled by Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West.
In a post on social media.Jardine said: “Video game giant Rockstar has laid off more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I have called on ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs and prevent this from happening again.”
You can see her comments to the assembly of politicians below:
Video game giant Rockstar has laid off more than 30 staff across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I have called on ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs and prevent this from happening again.
— Christine Jardine (@cajardinemp.bsky.social) November 13, 2025 at 02:56 pm
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“I am registering an interest because I have an employee who works for the company that I am about to mention, although he was not affected by the actions taken,” Jardine said at the meeting. “The company in question is video game company Rockstar, which has laid off at least 30 staff from its UK studios, including Rockstar North in Edinburgh. Several of my constituents have been affected, and some came to me last week to express their concerns. They claim they were fired because they tried to form a union and discussed working conditions in private. But Rockstar accused them of disseminating confidential information and fired them for gross violations. I have written to Rockstar and asked for information on this issue, but would like to see if I can meet with the relevant Minister to discuss what steps can be taken to support this. [the affected employees]”
The issue is being raised with ministers and Jardine appears to be looking forward to meeting with those in charge to see what action – if any – could be taken by government officials in the coming days.
Rockstar said it fired the employees for “gross misconduct,” but that statement was later clarified to accuse the employees of disclosing confidential information outside the company. The British union IWGB, of which the fired employees were members, accused Rockstar of undermining the union and filed lawsuits against the company.
This is just the latest update in the ongoing saga involving Rockstar and the 31 workers the company recently laid off. Earlier today, we learned of more than 200 Rockstar North employees signing a letter to management. calling for “immediate reinstatement” of affected workers.
“It's great to see so many of our colleagues supporting us and holding management accountable – at a time when Rockstar wants us to be afraid, my brave former colleagues are marching straight to our boss's door and demanding that our voices be heard and not back down,” said an anonymous member of laid-off Rockstar employees in a union press release. “It is clear to everyone closely familiar with this situation that this is a blatant and unapologetic act of vicious union busting. Rockstar has so many talented game developers, each of whom is critical to the creation of the games we release.”
Rockstar has been in the news a lot lately. In addition to the ongoing situation with 31 injured employees, he also announced a delay in release GTA 6We are moving the game from May next year in November. Publisher Take-Two said the latest GTA 6 delay is meant to allow “some additional time to complete the game to the high standard that players expect and deserve.” It added that “Rockstar, of course, has our full support” and that the Take-Two team is “confident to deliver an unrivaled blockbuster experience.”
