--- title: UK union aims to decode video game writing contracts description: The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has released a free guide to help video game writers understand and negotiate their contracts. The guide covers four... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/uk-union-aims-to-decode-video-game-writing-contracts-quouip8dw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: UK union aims to decode video game writing contracts | daily.dev og:description: The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has released a free guide to help video game writers understand and negotiate their contracts. The guide covers four... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/uk-union-aims-to-decode-video-game-writing-contracts-quouip8dw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QuouiP8dW.png og:image:alt: UK union aims to decode video game writing contracts og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UK union aims to decode video game writing contracts **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has released a free guide to help video game writers understand and negotiate their contracts. The guide covers four employment statuses — employee, freelance, both, or 'worker' — and includes an infographic comparing employee and freelance contracts. It was prompted by an increase in poor contracting practices amid widespread layoffs and financial pressures in the UK games industry. WGGB hopes the resource will help writers, especially freelancers, secure fair and equitable terms when working with studios. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What employment statuses can video game writers be contracted under in the UK? Video game writers in the UK can be contracted under four employment statuses: employee, freelance, both employee and freelance, or 'worker.' The Writers' Guild of Great Britain published a good practice guide explaining these categories so writers can identify which status applies to them and understand differing rights and remuneration terms accordingly. _Writers navigating studio contracts can find related industry labor coverage on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Contracts for game actors are a nightmare in the UK](https://daily.dev/posts/contracts-for-game-actors-are-a-nightmare-in-the-uk-vgqtp7dex) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Grand Theft Auto developers seek union recognition at Rockstar](https://daily.dev/posts/grand-theft-auto-developers-seek-union-recognition-at-rockstar-jrlo9ld1r) · Game Developer · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Game Industry Unions: What Developers Should Know in 2025](https://daily.dev/posts/game-industry-unions-what-developers-should-know-in-2025-ljucnpmvj) · Game Designing · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [State of the Unions: the rise of unionisation in games workplaces](https://daily.dev/posts/state-of-the-unions-the-rise-of-unionisation-in-games-workplaces-hhscloefi) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-union-aims-to-decode-video-game-writing-contracts-quouip8dw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"UK union aims to decode video game writing contracts","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/uk-union-aims-to-decode-video-game-writing-contracts-quouip8dw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/uk-union-aims-to-decode-video-game-writing-contracts-quouip8dw"},"datePublished":"2026-07-15T12:09:15.483Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:29:56.016Z","description":"The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has released a free guide to help video game writers understand and negotiate their contracts. 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