Elon Musk takeover: Twitter will make mass job cuts via email  

Twitter has announced that on Friday they will inform staff about whether they will be laid off, following the takeover by billionaire Elon Musk.

The internal email says cuts to staff are “an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path.”

The firm added that its offices would be temporarily closed and badge access would be suspended. 

“We will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce on Friday,” Twitter said in the email.

“We recognise this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is, unfortunately, necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward,” it added.

All staff will receive an email with the subject “Your Role at Twitter by 09:00 Pacific Time on Friday. 

Workers not affected by these changes will be notified through their company email, according to Twitter. 

Meanwhile, those who are affected will be told of the “next steps” through their personal accounts.

“Given the nature of our distributed workforce and our desire to inform impacted individuals as quickly as possible, communications for this process will take place via email,” Twitter said.