Ubisoft sued in France for alleged “institutional harassment”

Ubisoft faces a new lawsuit for alleged sexual harassment across the company. Kotaku and Rock Paper Shotgun report that the French union Solidaires Informatiques and two former Ubisoft employees having pursued the game developer for allegedly allowing a culture of “institutional sexual harassment”. According to the union, it was supposed to be easier for Ubisoft to tolerate faults than to fix problems.

The lawsuit targets several current and former Ubisoft employees, including former managers Cécile Cornet (head of human resources), Tommy François (VP ​​editorial) and Serge Hascoët (global creative director). The head of the company, Yves Guillemot, is also under surveillance not for direct involvement, but because he is intrinsically “responsible” for what goes on at Ubisoft.

Ubisoft said Kotaku he had “no further details to share” in response to the complaint against the gaming giant. He previously said he has investigated all complaints and taken an appropriate response.

There had previously been complaints that Ubisoft had not fully addressed such allegations. Bloomberg Sources said those accused officials remained in senior positions and staff reported sexist and racist activity that went unaddressed.

There is no certainty that the lawsuit will succeed, let alone force institutional changes at Ubisoft. However, it is evident that the initial efforts of the company were not enough to satisfy the employees. If the claims are correct, Ubi may need to take more drastic measures to avoid the faults and the ensuing fallout.