Employee sues over text message firing

Zardon · May 22, 2003, 10:04 PM

A Sydney traffic controller sued his former employer for unfair dismissal Tuesday, claiming the he was sacked via mobile phone text message from a company director.

"Its (sic) official, you no longer work for JNI Traffic Control and u (sic) have forfided (sic) any arrangements made," read the message sent to John Eid in February, his lawyer Tom Earls told the industrial court.

"There was no justification," Earls told the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission. "The lack of procedural fairness culminated in the undignified process of being terminated via an SMS (short message service) message."

JNI Traffic Control claimed Eid had in fact resigned, instead of the other way around.

He'd "stated he would not work for JNI ever again and swore in colorful language, at length," said the company's lawyer Kathryn Dent. "The SMS message that was sent the next day was an acceptance of a resignation."

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Mac Daddy · May 23, 2003, 04:05 AM

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May 22, 2003, 10:04 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Employee sues over text message firing A Sydney traffic controller sued his former employer for unfair dismissal Tuesday, claiming the he was sacked via mobile phone text message from a company director. "Its (sic) official, you no longer work for JNI Traffic Control and u (sic) have forfided (sic) any arrangements made," read the message sent to John Eid in February, his lawyer Tom Earls told the industrial court. "There was no justification," Earls told the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission. "The lack of procedural fairness culminated in the undignified process of being terminated via an SMS (short message service) message." JNI Traffic Control claimed Eid had in fact resigned, instead of the other way around. He'd "stated he would not work for JNI ever again and swore in colorful language, at length," said the company's lawyer Kathryn Dent. "The SMS message that was sent the next day was an acceptance of a resignation." Read full article here

May 23, 2003, 04:05 AM	#2
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