Former employees of Twitter UK who were dismissed by Elon Musk have raised concerns about the billionaire’s handling of the redundancy process and have threatened to take legal action against the company. Lawyers representing these former employees have sent a letter to Twitter stating that the mass layoffs in November were unjust, unfair, and completely unacceptable. If their concerns are not addressed, they are prepared to take the matter to an employment tribunal. Mr. Musk, who acquired Twitter for $44bn, carried out extensive layoffs at the company, sometimes without notice, and even denying staff access to IT systems. According to UK employment law, companies making more than 100 redundancies must engage in a 45-day consultation period regarding the at-risk jobs. However, the lawyers claim that Twitter dismissed employees without following proper procedures and retrospectively initiated a redundancy consultation. They argue that Twitter made drastic efforts to terminate staff without notice, making it virtually impossible for employees to coordinate during this process. Furthermore, the lawyers accuse Twitter of contacting some staff after business hours on December 23 to schedule a consultation with the HR teams, and in some cases, attempting to pressure staff into accepting a settlement agreement before any meeting took place. The legal letter also claims that the job cuts were led by instructions from the US, seemingly disregarding English law. Twitter is currently facing numerous legal complaints, including class action complaints, in the US over its handling of dismissals. Mr. Musk terminated over half of Twitter’s 7,500 staff in November. In the US, many employees allege that they have not received any information about their severance packages following their dismissal. Others assert that they have received settlement agreements that contain non-disparagement clauses and require them to forfeit important legal rights. Lisa Bloom, a US lawyer representing some Twitter staff, highlights that these agreements silence workers for life. Mr. Musk previously stated that all employees who exited were offered three months of severance pay, 50% more than the legal requirement. However, over the weekend, some staff finally received proposals from Twitter, with many being offered only one month of pay. This offer comes with the condition that they cannot criticize the company or engage in any legal action against it, and they must also forfeit any future bonuses or stock payouts. In the UK, staff were reportedly offered two months of basic pay, in addition to two weeks of pay for each year worked at the company.
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