Spiders employees secure boosted wages, better remote work policies

Workers at Greedfall 2 developer Spiders have secured improved salaries and remote work policies a week after threatening to go on strike.

In a statement sent to Game Developer by Spiders management, the company stood by its previous claim that statements about poor conditions at the company made by the Video Game Workers Union (STJV) were "false and defamatory"…before announcing that the studio had negotiated new pay raises and other improved quality-of-life policies with employees.

The company agreed to workers' demands for increased wages, announcing that it is raising the minimum salary at the company by 11 percent starting in September 2024, retroactive to April 1, 2024. This amount was proposed by studio management and "aligned" with the requests of the union delegation. The average employee will see a three percent salary increase as a result…