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Game Freezes Wage Rates

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By Tom Ivan

April 28, 2009

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Retailer Game has confirmed to Edge that it has frozen staff pay rates at 2008 levels.

"In line with many employers, Game Group has held rates of pay at 2008 levels,” said Game Group UK & Ireland COO Terry Scicluna. “While this was a difficult decision to take, Game felt it was prudent given the uncertain consumer environment."

Last week the retailer posted record results for the financial year ended January 31, 2009, with turnover up 32 percent to £1.97bn and profit up 68 percent to £126.2m.

Game chairman Peter Lewis described the results as “exceptional,” but a Game spokesperson said: “It's important to remember that the results just announced were for last year (to 31 January 2009). Employee bonuses for that year will be paid at the top rate - to reward the outstanding individual contributions made to the group's performance in 2008.”

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On April 29th BritishCracker said:

GAME are rip of merchants!
i bought Halo3 (dont ask why) for £39.99 & it said on the box that you get a 48hr trial to xbox gold subscription!
When i opended the box to get xbox live code it wasnt there!
i went back to game & asked for a 48hr trail & the assistant manager turned round & said you dont get a 48hr trail for that game! i was fumming at this time because it clearly had a 48hr free trail sticker on the game box!

ASSHOLES!!

BTW it was like a year & a half ago lmao

red720's picture
On April 29th red720 said:

One more reason to go the Gamestation across the road from my nearest Game (the other being much less annoying music played at Gamestation!).

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On April 29th GerryP said:

Except of course Gamestation are part of Game Group plc and so are in fact much the same entity.

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On April 28th Dan_Chippendale said:

Manager: "Ok Scott, please come in for your review"

Employee: "Sure"

Manager: "As you may have heard we have been raking in the cash recently, but we are freezing salaries"

Employee: "That sucks"

Manager: Well we do have something to give you *Pulls up trouser leg and kicks squarely in the balls*