Demystifying unions: What games leaders need to know

If you run a video games company, working with unions is rapidly becoming an inevitability rather than a possibility. This is especially true in the UK, where October 30 will see the first waves of changes to the Employment Rights Act implemented – including a mandatory requirement to allow unions access to your workplace in some form. For some leaders, this may seem somewhat daunting, but a panel discussion on unions at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit earlier this month shed some light on the realities of working with such organisations.