Demystifying unions: What games leaders need to know

Demystifying unions: What games leaders need to know We collect insights shared by union representatives at this month's GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit If you run a video games company, working with unions is rapidly becoming an inevitability rather than a possibility. This is especially true in the UK, where October 30 will see the first waves of changes to the Employment Rights Act implemented – including a mandatory requirement to allow unions access to your workplace in some form. For some leaders, this may seem somewhat daunting, but a panel discussion on unions at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit earlier this month shed some light on the realities of working with such organisations. But while union representatives emphasise that employers need to make sure they understand changes to the UK's Employment Rights Act – both those planned for October 30 and then others for January 2027 – these changes are nothing to fear.