An Assassin’s Creed Shadows developer has claimed that Ubisoft suspended him after he spoke out against the company’s recent return-to-office policy.

Level designer and 13-year veteran of Ubisoft Montreal David Michaud-Cromp made the claim on his LinkedIn page that Ubisoft placed him on a “three-day unpaid disciplinary suspension,” which was put to him “as being related to public comments I expressed regarding the company’s return-to-office policy, and based on an alleged breach of the duty of loyalty.”

Earlier in January, Ubisoft announced a drastic restructuring of the company including studio closures and game cancellations, as well as likely layoffs in the future. The video game publisher also pushed for a five-day return-to-office workweek. Now, one Ubisoft employee says he’s been punished for speaking out against that.

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