Many Twitter staff are waiting to see if they still have a job or not after an email setting out mass layoffs was sent
It reportedly tells some staff it’s their last working day, but there’s compensation and benefits until February next year
Many others are waiting for news – owner Elon Musk is expected to reduce the platform’s workforce of 8,000 by as much as half
He says Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue because activists are pressuring advertisers – something he says is “extremely messed up”
A class action lawsuit has already been filed against the company over the amount of notice given
Musk bought the social media platform in a $44bn (£39.3bn) deal last week, removed the entire board, and is now sole executive
Twitter has now emailed the employees which it is laying off in a mass job cull – according to US tech website Insider.
It says the email sent to employees says: “Today is your last working day at the company.”
It goes on to say they will remain employed by Twitter and will receive compensation and benefits through to 2 February 2023.
“During this time, you will be on a Non-Working Notice period and your access to Twitter systems will be deactivated,” it reads.
It said staff are not expected to work during this period, but are still required to comply with all company policies, including the “Employee Playbook and Code of Conduct”.
Staff will receive details of a severance offer within a week, the email said, and financial resources extending beyond their Non-Working Notice period.
“At that time you will also receive a Separation Agreement and Release of Claims and other offboarding,” it says.