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Read More »TIGA reveals new games industry guide on ‘COVID-19 employment law implications’
Trade body TIGA welcomes UK Government’s plans to expand skilled-based migration and attract international game devs
"This will be good for graduates, universities, employers and the UK economy"
Read More »Regulators say Riot Games needs to up gender discrimination settlement from $10m to $400m
"We are dismayed that the filing downplays and ignores the efforts we have made with respect to diversity, inclusion, and culture over the past 18 months"
Read More »Ask Amiqus: What skills do employers look for when hiring for VR?
Liz Prince, business manager at recruitment specialist Amiqus, helps solve some of the trickier problems job seekers currently face in the games industry
Read More »Analysis: Great Britian and the success of the UK Games Industry
How do veteran developers feel about the next five years of the UK games industry?How do veteran developers feel about the next five years of the UK games industry?
Read More »The games industry employs fewer women than any other creative sector
The UK games industry is lagging behind other creative sectors when it comes to female employment rates. Creative Skillset’s Employment Census 2015 has revealed that 19 per cent of employees in the games industry are female – this lags behind every other creative sector in the country. That does at …
Read More »UK creative industries now account for 1.8m jobs
Employment up 5.5 per cent between 2013 and 2014 – more than double the rise in national employment
Read More »BBC’s Panorama accuses Amazon of poor work conditions
Conditions for workers at Amazon warehouses could cause mental and physical illness" according to an investigation by BBC Panorama. The show secretly filmed the working conditions endured by undercover reporter Adam Littler at the retailer’s Swansea depot. Each shift can involve up to 11 miles of walking with orders expected …
Read More »400,000 retail jobs could be lost in next 5 years – analyst
The Centre for Retail Research has issued a grave warning for those working in UK retail. The Independent reports that should current trends continue over a fifth of all UK shopping will be done online. That’s great news for online business, of course, but potentially worrying for the country’s legion …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: You don’t need a degree to be a dev
Working in QA was a great way to familiarise myself with the inner mechanics of the industry, says Square Enix's Ben Bateman
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