UK Twitter employees legal threat over redundancies

Twitter's treatment of employees facing redundancy is "Unlawful, unfair and completely unacceptable", a legal letter seen by BBC News says. Sent on behalf of 43 employees, the letter, written by solicitors Winckworth Sherwood, accuses Twitter of failing to meet its legal obligations. The letter says the employees represent roughly a quarter of those in the UK affected by cuts Twitter announced in November. The current consultation, the letter argues, was entered into retrospectively - after Twitter had already decided who would be made redundant. Twitter is also facing legal challenges from employees in the US unhappy with the manner of their redundancy and the severance terms offered, lawyers say.

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