Spiders Employees Win Higher Wages and Enhanced Remote Work Policies

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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">Employees of </span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text"> developer Spiders have successfully negotiated better wages and improved remote work guidelines just one week after </span>
        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text"><a class="ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link" target="_blank" href="https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/spiders-devs-to-strike-after-alleging-mismanagement-growing-instability-">threatening a strike</a></span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">In a recent statement to Game Developer, Spiders management reaffirmed their position that allegations regarding poor working conditions made by the Video Game Workers Union (STJV) were "false and defamatory." However, they also shared exciting news: the studio has reached an agreement for enhanced salary packages and quality of life improvements for its team.</span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">As part of this agreement, Spiders has responded positively to the demand for higher wages. The studio will boost the minimum salary by 11% starting in September 2024, effective retroactively from April 1, 2024. This commitment aligns with proposals from studio management as well as the expectations of the union representatives. Consequently, the average employee can anticipate a three percent salary uplift from this change.</span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">Additionally, workers will now enjoy a new initiative called the "telework company agreement project," designed to enhance remote working practices. Spiders management indicated that they will “establish guidelines” around telecommuting that align with existing practices, ensuring that core principles remain intact. The company will also perform a comprehensive review of workplace conditions and the overall environment.</span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">The leadership at Spiders continues to express frustration over how the SJTV has depicted the company in light of last week's strike threat. Management conveyed, "The current working conditions at our studio do not match the portrayal presented by certain media outlets, which we view as a destabilizing attempt against our company." They stressed the importance of maintaining a constructive dialogue in the face of these challenges.</span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">The management further asserted that the media's portrayal of the studio signals an "attempt to destabilize the company."</span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">Interestingly, the statement’s emphasis on defamatory language recalls past </span>
        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text"><a class="ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link" target="_blank" href="https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/spiders-devs-to-strike-after-alleging-mismanagement-growing-instability-">libel lawsuits involving French game studios</a></span>
        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">, such as when the developer of </span>
        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text"><span class="ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_italic">Detroit: Become Human</span></span>
        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text"> successfully sued Le Monde for libel linked to reports of a toxic workplace culture.</span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">Given the difference in libel and slander laws in France as compared to the U.S. and U.K., this posturing from Spiders may suggest they are preparing to defend against potential claims from the SJTV.</span>
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        <span class="ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal" data-testid="content-text">In any case, it appears that the union's efforts have brought about positive changes for employees at Spiders.</span>
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