# Bethesda accused of breaking Canadian labor laws with Montreal layoffs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bethesda-accused-of-breaking-canadian-labor-laws-with-montreal-layoffs/
- Published: 2026-07-23T18:01:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T22:20:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2221909/bethesda-accused-of-breaking-canadian-labor-laws-with-montreal-layoffs/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Bethesda union alleges Canadian labour-law breaches over Montreal layoffs.
- Workers reportedly received unexpected minimum-severance termination letters.
- The dispute follows Xbox’s planned 3,000-plus job cuts.

## Summary

Bethesda’s Montreal studio is facing a legal complaint from its workers’ union, OneBSG, which alleges the company breached Canadian labour laws during recent redundancies. The union says staff were told they would remain employed until September while severance terms were negotiated, but instead received termination letters later that week offering only the legal minimum; the case adds to scrutiny of Microsoft and Xbox’s handling of job cuts.

The Montreal layoffs form part of Xbox’s wider plan to cut more than 3,000 jobs from this summer. Bethesda, known for franchises including Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, has continued outlining future plans for those series despite the reductions, while Microsoft has also faced separate allegations from the Communications Workers of America that it bargained in bad faith with employees in the US and Canada.

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