Riot Games management seem unmoved after staff walkout

Unsurprisingly, but no less frustrating for it, Riot Games (League Of Legends) management aren’t backing down from their stance on forced arbitration. This company policy is preventing two current employees from suing over gender discrimination, and the primary reason for the recent staff walkout. They have, at least, said they’d end forced arbitration for new and future staff,  but according to a public statement released last night, that’s as far as they’ll budge. They did declare – in cheerfully bland corporate language – that they are setting up a “Diversity & Inclusion Rioters Council”, an internal forum where staff can air their grievances, plus a road-map for diversity improvements, which you can see below. (more…)

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