Epic has confirmed to Epic Games that Epic Games is hiring full-time funded workers located in the United States On the edge. O It’s an electronic game The developer is expanding the offering to include Quality Assurance (QA) testers as well as other “qualified” contract employees.
The news first appeared in a memo to confront the employee he obtained On the edge. In the memo, the company wrote that it “will offer full-time job opportunities at will for skilled temporary workers in the United States” and that “many of these offers will take effect on April 4, 2022.” But he also notes that some workers will not be offered the offer, noting that “there are some exceptions where it makes sense for both the worker and Epic to maintain emergency worker status.”
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Epic spokeswoman Elka Lux said: On the edge That the game developer will hire “a few hundred” of their contractors and that “most but not all” of them are quality assurance (QA) testers. Looks has confirmed that all workers will be eligible for the company’s US employee benefit plans and will also be directly employed by Epic Games. The studio is currently hiring quality assurance testers and other workers through temp agencies including Eastridge, Hays and Nextaff.
Lux also said the company will continue to hire temporary workers for “short-term needs”. He had no additional information to share about what other types of unit workers (outside the quality control labs) Epic would be hiring and did not specify which workers are excluded from the offer.
Epic’s decision to make its contract workers full-time employees comes at a time of growing tensions between workers and major game development studios; Not to mention it’s a big step towards improving working conditions for QA testers and other workers. In December, Activision’s Raven Dismiss dozens of quality assurance testsIt’s at What prompted the withdrawaland then Organization of the Federation of Gaming Workers.
The gaming industry became known for subjugating workers to it incredibly long hours During periods (sometimes unpaid) called “crisis”, and Epic is no exception. In 2019, Epic was met with criticism after its publication Workers revealed long working hours that help maintain the immensely popular battle royale, It’s an electronic gameon track with fan expectations. Epic Games later closed its studios for two weeks In response to employee concerns.
last year, Epic Games ended a COVID-era policy that allowed workers to take time off every Friday, annoys employees who say an extra day off is beneficial. Number of independent developers Moved to the four-day workweekincluding Young Horses, Crow Crow, Die Gute Fabrik and more.
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