GoKawiilRockstar workers allege HR ran a mole inside union Discord before mass firings
Fired UK Rockstar employees have told a Glasgow employment tribunal that HR director Charlie Kinloch received regular reports from a junior staffer embedded in a union organising Discord server starting February 2024. The claimants say roughly 26 meetings or exchanges occurred over 21 months, many initiated by Kinloch himself, well before Rockstar dismissed 34 workers in October 2025 for alleged 'gross misconduct' tied to that same server.
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The allegations suggest Rockstar had covert insight into union organising activity long before the dismissals, undercutting its claim that the firings were solely about information security. If proven, it would strengthen the workers' case that the company acted to suppress unionisation ahead of a recognition vote, a claim with implications for labor rights enforcement in the games industry.
- Claimants allege a junior employee fed HR details on union Discord activity for 21 months.
- Rockstar fired 34 mostly UK workers in October 2025 over alleged confidentiality breaches on that server.
- The case, before a Glasgow tribunal, centers on whether the firings were retaliation against unionisation efforts.
Source: rockpapershotgun.com, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “Rockstar had a mole in the union worker discord server”
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