Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » Twitter cuts 50% of its workforce Twitter cuts 50% of its workforce One week after buying the social media giant Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk announced some 3,700 job cuts across its global operations, or around half its worldwide workforce, according to Bloomberg. Employees of the California-based group, who are not unionised, have precious few options. However, a class-action lawsuit has already been filed alleging violations of California state law because the 60-day notice period for mass layoffs was not respected. Through Caroline Crosdale. Published on 07 November 2022 à 11h11 - Update on 07 November 2022 à 11h11 Resources The announcements were brutal. No sooner had the billionaire taken up his new post as chief executive of Twitter on 29 October than heads started to fall, starting with the previous CEO as well as the financial director and the chief lawyer,… This article is for subscribers only Already have an account? Log in You are not registered yet ? Sign up for a free trialfree for 15 days Online services : studies, analyses, databases and much more Daily Briefing : latest news digest Weekly letters Last name First name Email address Caroline Crosdale Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageCommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels