is it legal?

Greyknights1

Hi all,
I'm new to forums so please forgive and advise any feux pas!


I've been issued with a letter from my MD advising me that my job is to be split into two and given to two people yet to be employed, and therefore I will be redundant.


I always thought that a company reshuffle would result in less people doing more work, rendering someone redundant, not more people doing less work. Surely if my job still exists and can be done efficiently by myself it can't be classed as redundant?


So my question is, is this legal?

Johno100

Aren't you going to be given the opportunity to go for one of the jobs, if not why not?

How long have you worked there?

Greyknights1

Hi,


Possibly yes but at half salary which I'll have to refuse. I think they know this too.

macman

Where is the logic in splitting the job? Your employer will then have the overheads of two part time employees, not one full time, so higher.
Jobs are made redundant, not people, so there appears to be more to this than meets the eye.

asajj

They can easily recruit two people who are cheaper than OP. It doesn't mean it will be higher cost to them. It is not a new thing companies make expensive staff redundant and get cheaper ones.

sangie595

Greyknights1 wrote: »

I always thought that a company reshuffle would result in less people doing more work, rendering someone redundant, not more people doing less work.

Unfortunately you thought wrong. A position is redundant when the post no longer has a reason to exist. It has nothing to do with the number of employees or the amount of work. Less people doing more work is what the most common outcome of redundancy, but it isn't the definition of redundancy. Your employer has identified a different staff structure to deliver the work they need, which does not involve your position continuing. That is redundancy and yes, it is legal.

mariefab

Have you worked there for less than 2 years?

Greyknights1

it's just on two years

mariefab

The definition of redundancy is in 139(1) below.


http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/section/139


If your job is being split into 2 jobs, why can't you do both?

Takeaway_Addict

when exactly did you start and have they given you a finishing date?

sangie595

The OP hasn't actually said that it is two part-time jobs - they said two jobs each at half the salary. That does not mean the same thing as part-time. Two full-time jobs at half the salary could do twice as much work for the same cost.