The US judge said the federal law governing benefit plans did not cover the former employees’ claims. United States District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco, California ruled on Tuesday that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act governing benefit plans did not cover the former employees’ claims, and therefore she lacked jurisdiction. The case is one of many accusing …
Twitter is facing a second lawsuit claiming it owes at least $500 million in severance pay to former workers. The proposed class action filed by former Twitter senior engineer Chris Woodfield also alleges that the company targeted older workers for layoffs, though the complaint does not state his age. According to the lawsuit, Woodfield signed an agreement to arbitrate work-related …
Earlier this year, two Japanese firms joined hands to create ’nap boxes’ that will allow workers to sleep while standing upright like the flamingo bird Reports that Elon Musk is set to introduce beds and rooms for Twitter employees have brought back Japanese Flamingo boxes into the limelight. Earlier this year, two Japanese firms joined hands to create ’nap boxes’ …
After sacking about 50% of Twitter workforce, Elon Musk has reportedly laid off at least 4,400 contractual workers at the social media company. A week after Elon Musk's takeover, on 4 November, Twitter fired around 3,700 people via email as a way to cut costs. Others were let go before management realized that their work and experience may be necessary …
New Twitter owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time late Wednesday to prepare them for “difficult times ahead", Bloomberg reported. In the email, Elon 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, Bloomberg reported. “The road ahead is arduous and will …