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Ubisoft
Main severance
RCC (under negotiation)
Health cover
Statutory portability (12 months)
Status
In negotiation
Positions affected
Up to 200 departures out of ~1,100 staff at the Saint-Mandé HQ (~18%)
Context
Why the plan was launched and who is affected
Sites affected
Saint-Mandé HQ (Paris region). Scope: Ubisoft International, French contracts.
Rationale & context
Up to 200 voluntary departures at HQ within a €200M savings plan and a reorganization into five 'Creative Houses'.
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Severance
What employees received — legal base, supra-legal, caps
Legal / collective indemnity
This is the minimum guaranteed by your sector's collective agreement. Paid to every affected employee on top of the statutory legal indemnity.
Syntec agreement (IDCC 1486). Absent a published PSE scale, the statutory/collective severance indemnity applies as a minimum.
Underlying formula · Managers with ≥ 2 years' seniority: 1/3 month per year from year 1, capped at 12 months. Non-managers: legal minimum.
Supra-legal top-up
The amount negotiated by unions ON TOP OF the legal and collective minimum. Often the largest part of the package.
Information not public
Notice period
Period between the dismissal notification and the actual departure. The employee remains paid during this time, whether they work or not.
Not specified in the PSE.
Collective minimum · Syntec collective agreement (IDCC 1486) — Managers: 3 months. Non-managers: 1 to 3 months depending on seniority.
Example — rough estimate
For a manager (cadre) employee with 5 years of seniority and €3,500 gross/month:
| Collective severance | (1.67 months × €3,500) | €5,833 |
| Supra-legal severance | — | Not publicly disclosed |
Very rough illustrative estimate. Your actual amount depends on your exact reference salary (max of 1/12 of last 12 months or 1/3 of last 3 months, bonuses included — art. R1234-4 French Labour Code), your precise status (manager/non-manager/ETAM), your hire date and your individual situation. For a personalized calculation of the legal indemnity, use the official French Ministry of Labour simulator.
Notes & sources
Additional information and references
Notes
RCC project announced 26 January 2026, within a €200M savings plan and a reorganization into five 'Creative Houses'. International strike 10-12 February 2026.
- Mechanism: collective mutual termination (RCC), voluntary departures.
- Up to 200 positions of ~1,100 at HQ (≈18%); French studios excluded from this wave.
- Target: additional €200M savings over two years.
- Cancellations (six games) and overseas studio closures (Halifax, Stockholm).
- RCC financial terms not public.
- Distinct from 2024 cuts (Leamington, ~185 jobs).
Support
Outplacement, training, retraining aid and mobility
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Selection
How departures are decided — criteria and voluntary scheme
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