Activision Blizzard Contractors Receive Pay Bump And Expanded Vacation Time

Observe: Activision Blizzard remains to be under investigation by the state of California for serious harassment charges.

Rating one other “W” for staff at Activision Blizzard. A brand new sequence of measures aimed toward bettering the lot of contract staff have been enacted, in line with a Twitter publish by Senior Take a look at Analyst Jessica Gonzalez:

At this time ABK staff are celebrating an enormous victory for our contract staff. It is a results of collective motion and there may be extra work to do! 🙌🏻💙 pic.twitter.com/PNJCTX0DbX

— Jessica Gonzalez 💙 For the Alliance! (@BlizzJess) November 9, 2021

Whereas these are commendable measures, particularly given the same old “replaceable” nature of contract staff (suppose QA), the replies to Gonzalez’s publish point out that they nonetheless fall in need of the failsafes accorded staff in lots of different elements of the world — and even within the U.S. for these belonging to a labor union.

It is insane watching how naked minimal issues are within the US. In Norway, we now have legislated 20 days trip it doesn’t matter what, and for those who’re on tariff you’ve 25 days. Paid. Sure corporations have 4×3 sick days a yr. And a few have as much as 24 days of sick days a yr. Unionize!!!

— Demiralos (@_demiralos) November 9, 2021

Numbered sick days … that is simply sooooo flawed … unbelievable. Is that this regular within the US? When i had an accident i could not work for almost 10 weeks. First 6 weeks had been totally paid by my employer. After that insurance coverage paid 90% internet wage. (minus insurances)

— Chris Kilmar (@ChrisKilmar) November 9, 2021

Nonetheless, it is a step in the precise course, and one which — if I am being completely sincere — I am shocked got here by way of in addition to it did. As Magicman is fond of claiming, “CEOs do not need to make many of the cash, they need to make all of the cash.” Any concession on that entrance is nigh-miraculous and will open the door to additional advantages down the street.

Jason Winter, Information Editor
Jason Winter is a veteran gaming journalist, he brings a variety of expertise to MMOBomb, together with two years with Beckett Media the place he served because the editor of the main gaming journal Large On-line Gamer. He has additionally written professionally for a number of gaming web sites.