Ubisoft Entertainment SA—Ubisoft's 5-day return-to-office mandate triggered a 6-day strike in Milan and a petition from 750+ Montreal employees
In October 2026 Ubisoft imposed a mandatory 5-day-per-week in-office policy across its studios. Workers said the company gave inadequate justification for ending remote-work arrangements. Employees at Ubisoft Milan staged a six-day strike over the policy, and more than 750 employees at Ubisoft Montreal signed a petition opposing the mandatory in-office requirement. The policy landed alongside a separate wave of layoffs and studio closures (previously recorded), compounding reported low morale, with workers describing feeling 'devalued and alienated.'
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.545 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.55)
Evidence (1 signal)
Vertical Slice: inside the global battle to preserve remote working at Ubisoft
Vertical Slice reported on worker backlash to Ubisoft's mandatory 5-day in-office policy imposed in October 2026, including a six-day strike by Ubisoft Milan staff and a petition signed by more than 750 Ubisoft Montreal employees, with workers describing morale as 'wrecked.'