Do you recall the time when Elon Musk instructed Twitter employees to click “yes” in an email, threatening to work in an “extremely hardcore” mode or face termination? One employee who stood their ground just won a significant legal battle, as reported by the Irish news service RTÉ.
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in Ireland ruled in favor of Gary Rooney, a former senior executive at Twitter, who was unjustly fired for refusing to comply with Musk’s email directive back in 2022 after nearly a decade with the company. X has been ordered to compensate Rooney with €550,000 (approximately $605,000).
Adjudication officer Michael MacNamee highlighted the unfairness of Musk’s demand to click “yes,” stating that not agreeing to it did not constitute a resignation. Therefore, the company had no valid reason to terminate Rooney, according to the WRC.
In November 2022, Musk sent out an email to all Twitter employees…
2024-08-14 17:01:30
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