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GitHub issued a public apology for firing a Jewish employee who warned people at Nazis at the siege on the U.S. Capitol. The company is also offering the person their job back.
Microsoft-owned GitHub said on Sunday that the company's head of human resources resigned after an investigation into the company's dismissal of an employee.
BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images Software giant Github has apologised for firing a Jewish employee who warned co-workers to be careful about Nazis. The employee was fired two days after using the word to describe participants in the US Capitol riots. But Github now says that decision was a mistake, and its head of HR has resigned over the scandal. The company says it has offered the fired employee his job back, and clarified that "employees are free to express concerns about Nazis". Microsoft-owned Github is one of the most popular software development tools in the world, with m...
Microsoft-owned GitHub is facing employee backlash after it reportedly terminated a Jewish worker for warning in a corporate Slack channel that there
This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Microsoft-owned GitHub is facing employee backlash after a Jewish employee was terminated. The employee was fired two days after suggesting in an internal chat room there were "Nazis" among the US Capitol rioters. Employees circulated an internal letter with about 200 signatures on Monday asking the company to denounce white supremacy and Nazis and demanding answers about the termination. The former employee said he was reprimanded by HR for his message to a...