Call of Duty Maker Activision to convert thousands of temporary workers to full-time roles

Activision Blizzard Inc. said Thursday that about 1,100 US-based temporary and contingency quality assurance workers from certain divisions will be converted to full-time employees starting July 1.

The “Call of Duty” maker, which is being acquired by Microsoft Corp for $68.7 billion, said it would raise the minimum hourly wage for these employees — from the Activision Publishing and Blizzard divisions — to $20 or more and make them full will also provide access. company profit.

This change will increase the total full-time staff of the Activision Publishing Division by 25%.

An Activision Blizzard spokesperson said, “This change follows a process that followed last year’s process at AP and Blizzard to convert temporary and casual employees, including 500 at AP’s studios, to permanent full-time employees. For.”

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The company has been the subject of investigative stories internally detailing allegations of sexual harassment, and its employees have staged walkouts to protest its response to the issues. In July of last year, California regulators filed a lawsuit accusing Activision of “fostering a sexist culture.”