Employer trying to avoid redundancy payment?

nanniem

I am a long time lurker on these boards but now find myself in need of specific advice for a family member - its a long story but I will try to condense.
My cousin has been employed by a cleaning contractor company for more than 10 years at a building occupied by a government agency. They have always done full time hours and at the same place of work.
She can't locate her original contract.
The government agency have moved to a different building which has been planned for months, my cousin has been left dangling for all this time to find out if she still has a job.
Two weeks ago, her area manager told her she would be getting made redundant as there was no alternative job for her that was the same number of hours. The next day her manager announced they had a job for her somewhere else nearby. The same hours, role (supervisor) and pay.
There has been nothing in writing.


My cousin went to the new place of work yesterday and found the job is not the same as her previous position and has not gone back there today.


The process itself does not seem right to me but I've not been through anything like this personally. It feels like she is being fobbed off.


Has anybody got any advice as to the next step to take? It would be useful to know if she is entitled to anything.


Thanks in advance.

ssparks2003

By not going back is she signalling to the employer that she resigns? Just walking out on the job is not the way to handle it. How different is the new role?

nanniem

Hello, thank you for your reply.
The role is different in that it isn't a supervisor position and the person who is supervisor (there is only one in each building) and has been in that position in the new place for a while, has made the pecking order clear.
Walking out is a worry which is why I am trying to intervene quickly.
thanks

elsien

Is there a difference in pay or hours?

nanniem

Hi, not that I am aware of but she hasn't formally been given any details. Thanks

getmore4less

Should have asked for the job being offered on a 4 week trial basis.

Why is she not working at the new location of the department that moved?

Peelerfart

Have to agree,again, with gm4!, She has to go to her place of work. Fight the case from within, not give them any reason to give her a hard time, potentially.

Masomnia

Either continue to work under protest and raise a grievance about it, or resign and bring a constructive dismissal claim. Would take advice before doing the latter. Just not turning up is absolutely the worst thing to do.

nanniem

Thanks for the replies, very helpful.
She has been in touch with the area manager and agreed to take this week off and reconsider next week.

Johno100

Someone had offered me another post on the same hours and money but with less responsibility I'd have bitten their hand off.

sew109

Johno100 wrote: »

Someone had offered me another post on the same hours and money but with less responsibility I'd have bitten their hand off.

I wouldn’t