Former staff members of Twitter Ghana Ltd have achieved a significant victory after a year-long struggle in their fight for fair treatment and compensation, thanks to successful negotiations led by Agency Seven Seven.

In November 2022, following the acquisition of Twitter Inc by Elon Musk, several employees of Twitter Ghana Ltd were abruptly laid off without any severance.

Determined to uphold their rights under Ghana's Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651), the affected staff sought to enforce the provisions outlined in Section 65, which mandates employers to notify the Chief Labour Officer of Ghana and engage in settlement negotiations before implementing a redundancy exercise.

This legal battle highlights the crucial role of Ghana's Labour and Employment Law in safeguarding employees' rights during mass redundancy situations, preventing undue hardship for workers affected by corporate decisions.

Agency Seven Seven, a prominent business advisory firm based in Accra, took charge of negotiations on behalf of the former Twitter staff members.

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Managing Partner Carla Olympio played a pivotal role in securing a favourable resolution for the employees, ensuring that their demands for fair settlement and repatriation expenses for foreign staff were met.

"We congratulate this team on the final resolution of this year-long process, and wish them the absolute best in all their future endeavours," stated a representative of Agency Seven Seven.

Founded with a mission to provide essential professional services to entrepreneurs, the creative industries, and SMEs, Agency Seven Seven has demonstrated its commitment to advocating for employee rights and fair treatment in the corporate sector.

The successful outcome of this case sets a precedent for upholding the rights of employees in Ghana and emphasizes the importance of legal recourse in protecting workers' interests.

As the former Twitter Ghana employees embark on new chapters in their careers, they do so with the assurance that their rights have been upheld and justice served.