<p>Twitter, which was acquired last week by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to let go of a quarter of its workforce as part of what is expected to be the first round of layoffs, the <em>Washington Post</em> reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>Celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro, a long-time Musk legal representative, led the conversations about the job cuts, according to the report.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/twitter-managers-reportedly-asked-to-draw-up-lists-of-employees-to-be-laid-off-1157808.html">Twitter managers reportedly asked to draw up lists of employees to be laid off</a></strong></p>.<p>Twitter had over 7,000 employees at the end of 2021, according to a regulatory filing and a quarter of the headcount amounts to nearly 2,000 employees.</p>.<p>Musk denied a <em>New York Times</em> report about laying off Twitter employees at a date earlier than November 1 to avoid stock grants due on the day.</p>.<p>Twitter did not immediately respond to a <em>Reuters</em> request for comment.</p>.<p>Musk fired Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Finance Chief Ned Segal, and Legal Affairs and Policy Chief Vijaya Gadde on completion of a six-month $44 billion buyout saga of the social media platform on Thursday, sources told Reuters.</p>
<p>Twitter, which was acquired last week by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to let go of a quarter of its workforce as part of what is expected to be the first round of layoffs, the <em>Washington Post</em> reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>Celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro, a long-time Musk legal representative, led the conversations about the job cuts, according to the report.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/twitter-managers-reportedly-asked-to-draw-up-lists-of-employees-to-be-laid-off-1157808.html">Twitter managers reportedly asked to draw up lists of employees to be laid off</a></strong></p>.<p>Twitter had over 7,000 employees at the end of 2021, according to a regulatory filing and a quarter of the headcount amounts to nearly 2,000 employees.</p>.<p>Musk denied a <em>New York Times</em> report about laying off Twitter employees at a date earlier than November 1 to avoid stock grants due on the day.</p>.<p>Twitter did not immediately respond to a <em>Reuters</em> request for comment.</p>.<p>Musk fired Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Finance Chief Ned Segal, and Legal Affairs and Policy Chief Vijaya Gadde on completion of a six-month $44 billion buyout saga of the social media platform on Thursday, sources told Reuters.</p>