Aristocrat Leisure Limited has suspended operations in Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine

Aristocrat Leisure Limited has suspended trading operations in Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Aristocrat unremarkably has more or less 1,000 people workings for byplay units within its Pixel United organisation in Ukraine. The fellowship will debar its roving games inwards Russia, which hold historically contributed just about 3% of tot up annualised Pixel United bookings.

The aggroup noted that it does not look to a material impact on earnings, with the business organisation leveraging its network of operations across Europe, the US, and Israel, to position inwards set effectual mitigations and uphold business organisation continuity.

“The thoughts of all Aristocrat people are with our Ukraine colleagues and the squad members who are supporting them at this hard time,” a financial statement from Aristocrat read.

“The eudaimonia and refuge of our people remain our highest antecedence and Aristocrat’s Pixel United squad continues to conduct a comprehensive response.”

Aristocrat has assisted o'er two-thirds of its Ukraine-based employees and their families to relocate, with a special task force established inward Poland to assist staff on the ground.

Pixel United testament go on to actively manage and prioritise biz content button schedules, with resettled faculty working remotely, supported past existing Pixel United studios across Europe. group A new business office is scheduled to open up presently inwards Wroclaw, Poland, to reinforcement farther talent acquisition o'er time.

Aristocrat added that inward terms of its Russia-based workforce, “we are exploring our strategic options and we testament go along to do what we can buoy to backing our Russian Federation based employees.”

The mathematical group testament go on to nearly varan the situation, and will supply a further update within its half-year financial results in May.