Tribunal finds Cloud Imperium Games discriminated against disabled employee with return-to-office policy

In today's edition, we have a short feature on a case of discrimination at Cloud Imperium Games, a featured blog on marketing art in games, and news from the likes of Nintendo and more.

Tribunal finds Cloud Imperium Games discriminated against disabled employee with return-to-office policy

The Star Citizen developer dismissed a disabled worker who sought to continue working remotely following the pandemic.

During the tribunal, CIG branded itself as a "start-up" enterprise—despite boasting over 400 employees—and attempted to argue the claimant had suffered from performance issues related to his remote working setup. It also claimed he was unable to meet certain job criteria, such as mentoring junior staffers, when working remotely.

The tribunal, however, found "there was no specific issue with the claimant's performance in relation to working from home as opposed to his performance generally." A witness for CIG stated the company was taking a "tougher" stance on working from home, but despite the alleged issues with the claimant's performance, never formally asked him to return to the office.

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