Stricken games giant Ubisoft seeks rare French job cuts

Managers told AFP they would seek voluntary departure agreements covering that number of employees, a sizeable chunk of the 1,100 in Paris and around five percent of the group's French workforce. Although Ubisoft has slashed around 3,000 jobs in recent years, shrinking headcount to 17,000 worldwide, almost none of the cuts had fallen in its home country. "There will be no final decision until a collective agreement has been reached with worker representatives and approved by the French authorities," Ubisoft said.