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I think they have offered his job back. That's the impression I got reading from their blog: https://github.blog/2021-01-17-update-on-an-employee-matter/

"In light of these findings, we immediately reversed the decision to separate with the employee and are in communication with his representative."

From the original blog post: we immediately reversed the decision to separate with the employee and are in communication with his representative.

They probably can't say more than that.

Ah, I see they mentioned that on the blog but it wasn't in the linked article in the OP. Good to know!

Already before this received two months pay and now also has job offered back

The fish rots from the head.

They need to terminate the CEO and everyone else who has been involved in firing the employee in question. It is not that the CEO was not informed about that kind of "action" and did not decide not to overrule it.