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Elon Musk’s handling of Twitter job cuts ‘inspired Irish government to strengthen employment law’

New legislation to strengthen protection of employees impacted by collective redundancy was informed by Musk’s abrupt implementation of layoffs

Twitter's abrupt announcement of hundreds of job cuts prompted criticism from then-Taoiseach Micheál Martin in November. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

Twitter’s handling of its decision to lay off hundreds of staff in Ireland was a key consideration for the government when it was drafting new laws to protect workers affected by collective redundancies, the Business Post has learned.

It is understood that the way the company implemented its swingeing cuts in November 2022 – with staff learning their jobs were at risk when their access to the office was abruptly cut – was a big ...