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Irish Twitter VP gets injunction preventing termination of employment
Summary
Sinead McSweeney, Twitter's Global Vice President for Public Policy, obtained a temporary High Court injunction that stops Twitter International Unlimited Company from terminating her employment. She argues that a vague email from owner Elon Musk, sent to all employees, implied she had resigned, yet she did not. The court heard that Twitter's lawyers acknowledged she had no intention to resign and promised to restore her IT access, but she remains locked out of the Dublin office and internal systems. McSweeney claims the company has treated her as if she had left, citing mixed messages from Musk and senior US associates. The injunction also bars Twitter from communicating any change to her employment status to third parties or publishing related information. The order remains until further court direction.
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What: Report matter: Irish Twitter VP gets injunction preventing termination of employment. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- November 16 Other
- 13 November Other
- 17th November Other
- November 18 Other
- 2022-11-25 Publication
Why: Ms McSweeney, however, says that while that communication was welcome, she is concerned about her job because of the "mixed messages" she had been getting from both Mr Musk himself and his senior US-based associates since the company was taken over. CNI source report
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