Replace (07/18/25): Secret 6 Madrid management has knowledgeable Recreation Developer the studio has formally known as off its strike after agreeing severance phrases with father or mother firm Testronic.
It is information that confirms the studio will successfully shutter on July 31, 2025—though Testronic has but to formally touch upon the matter.
One studio chief stated the severance package deal is not precisely what the workforce hoped for however is healthier than the “naked authorized minimal” beforehand provided by Testronic.
“Though the negotiation has been powerful and regardless of the a number of divisive techniques utilized by Testronic’s authorized representatives, the workforce stood agency and refused to go away anybody behind, particularly these in additional weak positions, even when that meant turning down considerably higher circumstances for many,” they stated in an announcement to Recreation Developer.
“That speaks volumes about each one in every of them, and I am proud to be a part of this workforce.”
Recreation Developer has as soon as once more approached Testronic for remark.
Authentic story: Staff at Secret 6 Madrid intend to strike except father or mother firm Testronic commits to adequately compensating workers it plans to make redundant.
This morning, we printed an in depth report wherein 4 members of the Secret 6 Madrid workforce accused father or mother firm Testronic of “wildly violating” their labor rights and basically leaving the artwork outsourcing studio “to die.” The studio is combating again with help from Spanish labor union Confederación Normal del Trabajo (CGT).
Testronic bought Secret 6, which additionally has places of work in Manila, round three years in the past however employees on the studio declare the Spanish location can be successfully shuttered on July 31, 2025.
These primarily based in Madrid say Testronic has failed to supply the studio with enterprise help or work contracts since finishing its acquisition in 2023, and consider they’ve been deliberately sabotaged so the worldwide service supplier can prioritize operations in Manila the place they are saying working circumstances are “way more precarious and wages a lot decrease.”
Now, Secret 6 Madrid studio leaders have instructed Recreation Developer the complete workforce will strike for 5 days—throughout July 17, 21, 22, 23, and 24—except they obtain a ultimate supply from Testronic’s authorized workforce that meets their calls for.
Though nearly all of the studio could possibly be laid off on the finish of July, management confirmed that eight individuals will stay underneath contract with shoppers till November and December 2025. These staffers haven’t dominated out the potential for placing once more.
“These eight colleagues will not be replaceable, because the shoppers they work with have particularly requested them (or, at most, somebody from the Madrid workforce who we contemplate able to matching their degree),” stated Secret 6 Madrid management in an announcement. “On no account do these shoppers wish to work with the Manila workforce, as they’ve talked about a number of instances.”
Secret 6 Madrid is demanding Testronic gives truthful severance compensation and claims the corporate has thus far tabled provides “far beneath” their expectations.
“Our intention was at all times to proceed our skilled exercise, as we’re able to producing worth and advantages if given the chance to work on new tasks. As the corporate has determined to close us down, that chance has been taken away from us completely, so we solely declare a good compensation,” continues the assertion.
“All through the negotiation course of, we’ve at all times been open to dialogue and proven flexibility. We’ve even been keen to think about provides far beneath our authentic expectations, whereas the corporate has maintained a very rigid stance from the beginning.”
As well as, Secret 6 Madrid needs Testronic to acknowledge the seniority and standing of workforce members who’ve been employed for a 12 months underneath an “irregular internship contract,” which they clarify held them to the identical requirements, hours, and efficiency expectations of everlasting workers.
“This era was acknowledged as legitimate seniority for the colleagues who had been laid off in 2023, simply earlier than the Secret 6 studio head resigned. That second was, in hindsight, the primary signal that Testronic had stopped actively looking for new tasks, as these workforce members got here from a really specialised subject that had already been left with out tasks for a while,” added the studio. “This recognition is completely authorized, in accordance with each union legal professionals and the personal authorized advisors who’re supporting us.”
Testronic has but to answer to repeated requests for remark.
