They city of SF has said Bird can't layoff any Scoot employees if they want to take over Scoot's permit.

>Among the conditions SFMTA asked of Bird is one Scoot employees may be >celebrating: Reiskin told Bird it must maintain the “same or greater number of >employees that Scoot has employed during the pilot” to also operate at the “same >or higher” compensation, including benefits, and to maintain Scoot’s commitment >to labor harmony in San Francisco.

https://www.sfexaminer.com/the-city/formerly-ousted-e-scoote...

Not sure how enforceable this is.