Operations manager deleted worker from staff chat several weeks after phone conversation with manager, and after worker worked several more shifts
A sales assistant challenged her dismissal, arguing she never resigned despite her manager and sister telling the employer she was leaving when the manager quit.
The worker contended she was dismissed when she was deleted from the staff chat group after working several more shifts following the disputed phone conversation.
The employer maintained the worker resigned through her manager, pointing to the worker removing herself from the business group chat and the manager's statement that the worker had said she was leaving.
The worker commenced employment with the employer in approximately March 2022, working as a sales assistant engaged as a casual employee.
The employer operates a sports shop and a toy shop in Orange. Up until her resignation, the worker's sister was the store manager of both shops in Orange.
The worker worked in both shops, however, it appears the worker worked mostly in the sports shop. On 5 May 2025, the manager sent a text message to the employer's operations manager saying that she was resigning from her employment.
On 6 May 2025, the operations manager spoke to the manager by telephone. There is a factual contest between the parties concerning this conversation.
The manager's account was: "I told her that I was leaving as I was sick of being bullied and...
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