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GTA 6 launch to cost UK £12 million as 83,000 workers book leave

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While some employees may call in sick, others have taken a more formal route and requested annual leave for the game

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Tens of thousands of British employees have taken paid annual leave to play a new part of the Grand Theft Auto VI franchise, which threatens companies with multimillion-dollar losses, writing Sun. The releasing of video games is scheduled to take place on November 19, 13 years after the previous part of the game. Mass requests for compensatory time off on this day could cost British employers $16 million, written by Sun. According to the BrightH…

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According to data from BrightHR, which monitors workplace absenteeism, the release of GTA 6 will cause British businesses to lose £12 million, as many employees took time off due to Rockstar Games' new game.

The release of GTA 6 pushes thousands of British workers to ask for holidays: according to estimates, it will cost companies up to 12 million pounds.A little more than a week after launch, the expectation for GTA 6 is spasmodic as it has not been for any other title published in recent years. Rockstar Games' kolossal really has the potential to stop the world for 24 hours?

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Thousands of workers in Britain are demanding permission for the release of GTA 6 on November 19, with the cost to businesses estimated at millions of pounds.

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The Irish Sun broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
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