Elon Musk's Twitter takeover caused 'uncertainty and fear' among staff, Labour Court hears
Former Twitter/X executive Gary Rooney in Dublin today where the Labour Court is hearing an appeal by Twitter International against its earlier unfair dismissal ruling. Separately, Mr Rooney is appealing the sum he was awarded. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins
The takeover of Twitter by billionaire businessman Elon Musk in 2022 created “uncertainty and fear” among staff after they were given less than 48 hours to make a decision about their future with the company, the Labour Court has heard.
A former senior executive in the company’s Dublin office, Gary Rooney, told a hearing on Tuesday that he was given “an ultimatum to sign up to a new reality” following Mr Musk’s $44bn (€38.12bn) acquisition of the social media platform (now known as X).
