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Star Citizen developer must pay disabled ex-worker $34,200 in return-to-office discrimination case | A tribunal ruled that his performance could be monitored remotely


A UK employment tribunal found in favor of senior programmer Paul Ah-Thion, who said CIG's return-to-office policy failed to accommodate his needs as a disabled person, writes...

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has been ordered to pay more than £27,000 ($34,200) to a former employee in compensation after he filed a discrimination complaint over the company's return-to-office policy. A UK employment tribunal found in favor of senior programmer Paul Ah-Thion, who said CIG's return-to-office policy failed to accommodate his needs as a disabled person, writes Game Developer. It was a condition of his autism that he struggled with his duties to act as a coach, reviewer and mentor to the junior members of the team," states the judgement.

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