[X360] Rare Replacing Full-Time Artists with Contractors

[X360] Rare Replacing Full-Time Artists with Contractors
According to Edge, Rare has taken a step that has allowed it to barely dodge "full consultation process". A post was seen on 4chan about this topic not long ago, which can be seen here, but it looks like it is reality now.

By the sounds of it, Rare is currently in the process of cutting down their staff numbers, reducing their art staff from 42 down to 23. Out of the remaining 23 full-time employees (apparently more than 20 of them have taken "very generous voluntary redundancy packages") will now fill managerial positions. They are being replaced by contract-work artists.

The long-term goal here is to cut down on paying wages during down time (cutting back contractors is also easy than cutting back full-time employees) and to help them stay in the clear with European employment legislation.

For a contract worker to have the same rights a full-time employee in the region, they need two years of work.

Apparently the fate of Rare is now tied to the success of Kinect Sports 2. Do you think they can pull through this? Or has their fate been sealed for many years now?

Written by: Kyran Morrison

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