Redundancy, Possible incorrect procedure and unfair dismissal?

mobileuser

Hi Guys,

I'm wondering if anyone could offer me some advice on the following.

On Friday I had a meeting with my line manager and HR manager. At the meeting they told me that my role was at risk of redundancy.

They told me I have a meeting on the 5th November where a consultation period will begin lasting 30 days. At the end of the 30 days there will be a decision communicated.

I was then told to go home and would be put on gardening leave.

The company is a reasonably large in size with approx 200 employees.
I have been there 2 years 3 months.
I know of at least 12 people who do same role as me.
Out of these 12 people there is only one other person that has had same meeting that i had on friday.
None have been informed of possible redundancies or told they are in the at risk group.

I fear that they have selected us for redundancy before choosing a pool of people that could be at risk. I have been told by acas that all employees doing similar role should of been told they were at risk too and then everyone would be scored against certain criteria. This hasn't happened.


I'm wondering what my rights are? Is this a case for unfair dismissal should the inevitable happen and I am made redundant?

Thanks for reading.

warmhands.coldheart

Do you do EXACTLY the same job as the others and in the same "Department" If so everyone should have been put at risk and a selection criteria drawn up to choose who goes.


Sounds to me like they have made their decision already. They are legally obliged to make every effort to try to find you another role in the business which may be suitable. are they recruiting in other areas? If so and you could do the role with some minor training, they should offer you the role.

Speak to an employment solicitor to find out your rights. Check your house/contents insurance to see if it has "family legal cover" which will cover your costs if you want to challenge them.

mobileuser

Thankyou for the reply.

Yes they do exactly the same job/role that I do. We change to different project often and are seen as interchangeble resources.

Thanks for the heads of checking the insurance for cover.

I also believe they have made up there mind already.

warmhands.coldheart

you have the right to ask them why you and no-one else is being put at risk of redundancy if you are all doing the same type of job. Speak to a good employment solicitor and if they go through with it, do not accept first redundancy offer unless you're happy with it, appeal the decision and put in a Subject Access Request to find out how they have made their decision and asking for all meeting notes (formal and informal) , e-mails, other correspondance in regard to their decision to put you at reundancy. Be specific naming managers and other decision makers.

Ewarwoowar2

mobileuser wrote: »

Thankyou for the reply.

Yes they do exactly the same job/role that I do. We change to different project often and are seen as interchangeble resources.

Thanks for the heads of checking the insurance for cover.

I also believe they have made up there mind already.

It would be interesting to know why you're being singled out compared with the others doing the same job. The fact that they've put you on garden leave is also strange.

Get some legal advice and put in a grievance re: the different treatment. At the very least, it might secure you some more redundancy money.

paulwellerfan

OP are you in a Union?
what have they said about this?

warmhands.coldheart

paulwellerfan wrote: »

OP are you in a Union?
what have they said about this?

They'd probably give the typical Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! Union response.

Sambucus_Nigra

Try posting on here for advice from someone who is an expert in redundancy/employment law.

Ewarwoowar2

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Try posting on here for advice from someone who is an expert in redundancy/employment law.

Are you suggesting that I'm not or simply trying to divert traffic to another website?

Sambucus_Nigra

Ewarwoowar2 wrote: »

Are you suggesting that I'm not or simply trying to divert traffic to another website?

I'm not implying anything!

SarEl is an employment lawyer and provides free redundancy advice. She used to do so on here until 2 muppets bullied her into leaving.

Hence the link to a redundancy forum.

How do I know who or what you are? Why is this about you?

You said yourself get some legal advice...

mobileuser

Hi guys thanks for your responses.

@Ewarwoowar2
I'm not 100% sure why I have been singled out and put on gardening leave. I'm guessing it's maybe because they have made up there mind already and didn't want to reduce moral and worry the other people doing the same role?

@paulwellerfan
Sadly I'm not in a union.