"The smallest severance pay possible" - Bethesda union vows to fight as studio employees reel from "bare minimum" payout following mass Xbox layoffs

That's according to Bethesda workers union OneBGS, which made the claim on social media Bethesda reportedly notified employees in Montr al of their termination on 17th July, detailing an exit package OneBGS calls "the smallest severance legally possible without bargaining with the union." The union also claims this contradicts what employees were told in a video call on 6th July: that they would be employed until September and that severance was being negotiated with the union.

Instead, the emails received on the 17th brought dire news beyond their sudden termination according to OneBGS. Employees were reportedly told they would receive eight weeks of pay in-lieu and any remaining vacation pay - which the union describes as the "bare legal minimum in terms of severance". In addition, it says employees would "immediately" lose access to their group benefits health insurance.