Rockstar Video games is releasing Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) subsequent week, on November 19. And the long-awaited launch of the subsequent GTA sport is clearly noticeable at HR firms, which report a pointy improve in depart requests, particularly from males aged 20 to 40, BNR reported after inquiring with a number of HR platforms.
At HR firm Distant, the quantity of depart booked for November 19 is almost a 3rd increased than it was for a similar date final 12 months. The Dutch platform operates in nearly each nation worldwide. Full-time staff utilizing the platform had booked 32 p.c extra depart than on November 19 final 12 months. That is the most important improve for any single workday in 2026, excluding main vacation weeks. Within the Netherlands, the depart booked for GTA 6’s launch date is 20 p.c increased than final 12 months.
Younger males utilizing Dyflexis’s scheduling software program submitted 289 p.c extra depart requests for the sport’s launch date. General, Dyflexis is seeing 7 p.c extra depart scheduled for November 19 than a 12 months earlier. Dyflexis included each formal depart requests and cases the place people marked themselves unavailable to additionally account for part-time and on-call staff.
Over 5,500 organizations worldwide use Dyflexis’s scheduling software program, although the corporate’s major focus is the Dutch market. The corporate famous no vital distinction in depart requested by girls.
In keeping with BNR, “GTA 6” can be looked for on Google extra regularly within the Netherlands than anyplace else.