While Microsoft’s acquisition process is underway, Activision-Blizzard still has many issues to resolve. There have been many complaints about the company’s reliance on temporary contracts or contractors. This was especially true for everything related to the quality assurance process: the testers.
1100 full-time positions
We learn today that Activision has decided to work on this issue. To this end, no fewer than 1,100 full-time temporary or contract workers have been hired. This corresponds to an increase in the number of employees by 25%. The minimum wage for these employees will also increase to $20 an hour, with access to company benefits. As a reminder, Activision had already made such a switch in December, albeit on a smaller scale with 500 posts.
With Activision Blizzard, we’re bringing more content than ever to gamers across all our franchises. As a result, we are refining the way our teams work together to develop our games and give players the best possible experience. We have ambitious plans for the future and our quality team members are a crucial part of our development efforts.
This development is also followed by months of grumbling among employees, particularly at Crow. Employees at this studio have formed a union that is not recognized by the company. However, the announced salary increase would not be linked to the training of the latter. According to an Activision-Blizzard spokesman, these increases would be a continuation of a process begun last year. Black point for the Raven studio, its employees will not benefit from these raises because “legal obligations acc
For its part, the ABK Activision Blizzard King association welcomes these announcements after asking for an improvement in the conditions of these employees for almost a year.
A year ago we promised to do A Better ABK. Little by little we are reaching this goal. This is the power of collective action. When you work with your colleagues to improve your workplace, the impossible becomes possible. #ABetterABK #EveryVoiceMatters
— ABetterABK 💙 ABK Workers Alliance (@ABetterABK) April 7, 2022
