Are they looking to terminate my employment?

Thamesview

I've worked for a company for the last 10 years and up until a year ago I was always kept informed of the company's strategic objectives so that my work could be aligned with their strategy. However, in the last year or so information has been withheld and I'm not able to meet my objectives in developing the committee I manage. I fear that my company is erring towards terminating my employment, or at best, looking to restructure to make me redundant.
Would I have a claim against unfair dismissal should it happen or if redundancy is compulsory, is there any action I can take?
Thank you in anticipation of your help and support.

DCFC79

To be honest since nothing is definite why worry,

if it happened to me id feel elated and happy but thats just me

Quenastoise

Without wishing to be overoptimistic, I feel that your worry may be unfounded. Can you take responsibility for the direction of your department without strategic planning from management ? I am not humouring you, but unless the environment changes substantially, usually companies could happily crack on doing what they are already doing without input from above

In this environment, nobody's job is safe but if it means putting your mind at rest, make sure that your CV is up-to-date, keep reading the job ads in your industry and build up a nest egg just in case.

Also remember that redundancy doesn't come from nowhere and that employers have to follow legal procedures (risk of redundancy warning, consultations, etc. ) before the worst happens.

mooks

You don't say anything about your circumstances at your employer, so I'm assuming things are good and you have a good relationship with colleagues and management?

If this isn't the case, it would be an idea to start taking notes and raising concerns. Even if it is the case, I'd probably do the same - especially if you feel it's affecting your productivity.

In the year and a half before I was made redundant, my manager started excluding me from meetings, strategic plans, decisions and the like, and this prevented me from performing in the role. She was having meetings about my team and their work, but not filtering down decisions or actions to me, so I had no idea what was going on. I raised a grievance, and they refused to investigate. Less than a year later I was made redundant.

Mine is probably a worst case scenario, but it's far better to start collecting evidence or raising concerns as early as possible, so you have a strong body of evidence if things do turn sour further down the line. Of course it may turn out to have been an oversight or an honest mistake - but if you've been there for ten years and have had access to this information, and now you're not getting it, that does worry me. Were you advised of the change? Have you challenged the decision?