Elon Musk’s plan to downsize Twitter to run into European employment law


Twitter employees in the UK have been joining trade unions in an effort to better protect their rights. Prospect, a UK-based trade union, has seen an influx of new members from Twitter over the last week, General Secretary Mike Clancy said. — AFP

Twitter Inc’s sweeping job cuts, which have already led to a lawsuit in California, will also have to satisfy stringent employment regulations across Europe if its new owner wants to avoid more legal challenges.

About a week after billionaire Elon Musk took control of Twitter, workers from San Francisco to Dublin have been locked out of their work accounts, and the company circulated a memo that said all employees would be notified about their status by 9am California time on Friday.

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