Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'
Summary
A former Rockstar North employee, Dayne Oram, told a tribunal that some staff were put on a "watch list" after signing a petition about remote working and union activities. Rockstar denies this and says the employees were fired for sharing confidential information online, not for union involvement.Key Facts
- Dayne Oram claims Rockstar North monitored employees who were union members after a petition was handed in spring 2023.
- Oram and others say they were fired in October 2025 for trying to unionize.
- Rockstar says the firings were due to "gross misconduct" related to sharing confidential company information on an online forum.
- About 34 workers were fired, mostly at Rockstar’s Edinburgh office, with others in Canada.
- Around 150 employees signed the remote working petition; 15-20 were union members.
- Oram helped create a Discord forum for about 300 Rockstar employees to discuss the company.
- The tribunal discussed whether some forum posts were unprofessional or gross misconduct.
- Rockstar denies firing employees because of union activities and says they acted due to confidentiality breaches.
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