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Purge fallout! Elon Musk faces legal onslaught from angry former Twitter workers
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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Purge fallout! Elon Musk faces legal onslaught from angry former Twitter workers

[ad_1] The purge initiated by Elon Musk at Twitter when he took over the company left more than half of its 7,500 employees on the sidelines. The purge initiated by Elon Musk at Twitter when he took over the company left more than half of its 7,500 employees on the sidelines and now many of them are taking the SpaceX and Tesla tycoon to court. The social media giant is facing a growing number of cases over the terms of those terminations -- and even a complaint to the city of San Francisco that Musk has illegally converted office space into bedrooms so that workers can sleep on site. "It's very concerning that the richest man in the world thinks that he can walk all over employee rights and doesn't have to follow the law. We intend to hold him accountable," said lawyer Shannon Li...
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Elon Musk Adds Fuel to The Twitter Jobs Fire, Sparks Staff Fury
18Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk Adds Fuel to The Twitter Jobs Fire, Sparks Staff Fury

[ad_1] Elon Musk gave Twitter Inc. employees an ultimatum to either commit to the company’s new “hardcore” work environment or leave. There is a virtual exodus on at Twitter after Elon Musk gave employees an ultimatum to either commit to the company's new “hardcore” work environment or leave their jobs sparking further fury. Many more workers declined to sign on than he expected and these layoffs have potentially put Twitter's operations at risk, according to people familiar with the matter. So many employees decided to take severance that it created a cloud of confusion over which people should still have access to company property. Twitter closed its offices until Monday, according to a memo viewed by Bloomberg. “Please continue to comply with company policy by refraining from disc...
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Elon Musk “rehires Twitter employees who never worked there
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk “rehires Twitter employees who never worked there

[ad_1] Elon Musk shared a picture of him posing with two people who seemed like his employees. "Welcoming back Ligma & Johnson!" he wrote along with the picture. Even though Twitter has recently seen mass layoffs and rollback of implemented decisions, one thing is for sure, the microblogging platform's new CEO Elon Musk is a man of wits for sure.On Wednesday, the billionaire took to Twitter and shared a picture of him posing with two people who seemed like his employees. "Welcoming back Ligma & Johnson!" he wrote along with the picture. In the next tweet, he added that it is "Important to admit when I'm wrong & firing them was truly one of my biggest mistakes." At first glance, it would seem as if Musk has welcomed back two of his employees whom he had sacked during the ma...
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Elon Musk’s First Email to Twitter Employees Ends Remote Work
10Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk’s First Email to Twitter Employees Ends Remote Work

[ad_1] New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time to prepare them for “difficult times ahead” and ban remote work unless he personally approved it. New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time late Wednesday to prepare them for “difficult times ahead” and ban remote work unless he personally approved it.Musk said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter, according to the email reviewed by Bloomberg News. The new rules, which kick in immediately, will expect employees to be in the office for at least 40 hours per week, he added. Twitter has been under Musk's leadership for close to two weeks, in which time he has dismissed roughly ha...
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Elon Musk Agrees to Restore Twitter Content-Moderation Tools This Week
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk Agrees to Restore Twitter Content-Moderation Tools This Week

[ad_1] Twitter Inc.’s new owner Elon Musk promised civil rights leaders he will restore content moderation tools that had been blocked for some staff. Twitter Inc.'s new owner Elon Musk promised civil rights leaders he will restore content moderation tools that had been blocked for some staff by the end of the week, according to three leaders who met with Musk on Monday.Musk made the commitment during a Zoom meeting with the heads of some of the country's leading racial justice organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Color of Change, and the Anti-Defamation League. The civil rights groups had raised concerns about Musk's plans to relax speech protections on the platform and restore the accounts of users who had been removed. Last week, ...
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