Nearly half of Ubisoft staff supports first day of strike against loss of remote working

Nearly half of Ubisoft Mobile Barcelona's workforce supports the first day of strike action against the company's decision to eliminate the possibility of remote working, according to the CGT union.

Some 40 employees gathered outside the office doors on Tuesday morning where they criticized that the company "doesn't want to negotiate."

The CGT representative, David Cuesta, assures that returning to the office every day from next January, as "imposed" by the company, is "impossible for many people" because the salaries "do not adapt to the standard" of the Catalan capital.

Speaking to the Catalan News Agency, Cuesta has called for "real negotiations" from the company. 

Currently, Ubisoft Mobile Barcelona employees must go to the office three days a week. In 2024, employees went two days a week, before a third was added in 2025, when they were "assured" that they would not have to return in person every day, Cuesta explained.

"The company has failed to comply with this and from January 2027 they are making us return five days," he explained.

The return to the offices was originally scheduled for October 1, but has been postponed for three months, until January 1.

The CGT representative lamented that "there is no way to change" the "unilateral" decision from the video game developers.

As such, the union have called for a six-day strike per month on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 16th, 17th and 18th of each month.

Ubisoft Mobile Barcelona has around 110 workers.

The company says it is holding "conversations" about the issue and that "new meetings are planned." The French firm says they plan to maintain "flexibility" through an annual allocation of remote working days and "consideration of individual needs."

Ubisoft also justifies that the return to offices is part of a "global" approach of the company, which aims to "reinforce collaboration," and points out that it has a "spirit of constructive dialogue" with employee representatives.