Ubisoft has allegedly fired an employee for criticising the company's recent changes and return-to-office policies.
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Not in the US. Ubisoft isn’t unionized and in pretty much every state you can be fired for any reason, with a small number of exceptions.

Being publicly critical of the company you work for is not one of those exceptions.

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Yeah if I remember right they can only get in trouble for firing you BECAUSE you’re part of a “protected class.” Like if they fire you for being a woman or being black, they can get in trouble for that. But if you just happen to be one of those things and they say they only fired you for almost anything else, you’re totally screwed.

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As I understand it, it’s actually anyone can be fired for no reason, but there can still be wrong reasons for firing someone. Not sure if this is one of them, though.

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Unless they have an employment contract that says otherwise, which is extremely rare in the US, this isn’t a reason that a court will side with.

I can pretty much guarantee that their employee agreement had verbiage prohibiting publicly criticizing the company, and that’s a legal clause to have.

It’s a morally wrong reason to fire someone, but that’s the way it is, unfortunately.

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