General News of Wednesday, 23 November 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comLawyer for Twitter Africa employees who were laid-off earlier this month by the social media giant has confirmed that the company has reached out to the former employees after a threat to sue over discrimination. The unnamed lawyer confirmed to a CNN Africa journalist, Larry Madowo, that the company had "finally agreed to negotiate with the laid-off Africa team." Africa office closed down four days after openingThe Africa office was closed four days after employees who had over the last year been working remotely converged at the Africa Headquarters located in Ghana. They also reported Twitter to the Chief Labour Officer in Ghana over breaches in the way their appointments were terminated. - They weren’t offered severance until CNN reported it- They weren’t allowed to negotiate their separation terms until CNN reported it https://t.co/YT9STsVWiv — Larry Madowo (@LarryMadowo) November 22, 2022SARA/PEN

Source: CNN November 23, 2022 08:01 UTC