Told "new" role is not suitable alternative for me

getmore4less

How many people are involved in this restructure and expected to leave(rough number will do).

Pretty clear they want you gone and there is very little you can do about it longer term.

What you need to work out is why & who no longer wants you with the reasons behind this.
Those are the things that need to be addressed to have a chance to stay.

They can keep changing the new structure and jobs within it, there is no deadline where they have to stop making changes and pick people, consultation is a continuous process right till the end.

Jobs that don't have a 100% match can be made more suitable with training that is an angle you can use where there is a good fit for most of the requirements.

They have messed it up a bit by going straight  into a redundancy process, but maybe this is urgent for some reason.
 

Emmia

I realise that you want to keep your job, but the signals from your employer are that they don't want you around. If you were to retain your job, I wonder if you'd really want to work with those people with this experience at the back of your mind. 

Yes,  you should make sure that you get all the redundancy/unfair dismissal payments etc. that might be due - but honestly I'd look for another job.

Thomas_Holding

I have no idea how to advise you but I am in a similar situation.  In my case I can do the new job but they decided I need to interview for it and everyone "failed" the interview (no explanation).

foxy_squirrel

It sounds to me as if you have a wealth of knowledge and experience in your field. I would get out there and find a new position. I agree with Emmia, it sounds like decisions have already been made. Would you want to be staying there knowing that they may not want you there. I would take every penny you can from them, and find a new position where you will be treated with respect and appreciated for what you do. I have had this happen to me a couple of times in my working career. Even though at the time it was scary, worrying and that the rug had been pulled out from under my feet, each time it led to better things. Good luck

MBJ487

Original poster here. Sorry for the delay - I lost my password! Here is an update; perhaps you can learn from me. I am now redundant. I raised a grievance but was told that, because my grievance was about the redundancy process (ie the changing job descriptions and my assertion that the role is suitable) my concerns will be addressed as part of the final consultation call, rather than a separate grievance process. My grievance letter was basically thrown back in my face, figuratively speaking. I was interviewed for the "new" role replacing my role, and the presentation I was asked to prepare was 100% my old job's main focus. I found the interview easy, but was "unanimously" rejected, with the claim that I don't have the skills, yet the skill I supposedly lack is a skill listed on my original JD. 

How am I handling this? I have an ACAS certificate so can take them to a tribunal. I don't know if I want to. I cannot find the words to describe how utterly exhausted I am. I have no energy left. I haven't slept for months. Do I want to waste more energy fighting back? No. Now the dust has settled I feel relieved. Unemployed, yes. Relieved because if this is how the behave than they can go ..... themselves, honestly. My only regret is wasting 3 1/2 years of my career time there. Besides, their small, and I know from experience that none of their plans ever come to fruition. Talk is cheap. They lack the resources for many of the ambitious plans. So, nothing to miss. 

To anyone told that a role isn't a suitable alternative: raise a grievance and see how the employer handles it. Compare the JDs with your role, show similarities.  If your grievance isn't taken seriously then walk away. You're wasting your time. There is nothing you can do to convince an employer trying to get rid of you that you should remain. You are utterly powerless in such a situation. I was also told that the other colleague who also applied for the new role was also  unsuccessful.