Just got sent an org chart with name missing

I would speak to your manager about the org chart and ask what your future role is

How did you get to see it? Officially, by accident or in a way you shouldn't have seen it?

How you play it depends on what outcome you'd be seeking.

If you'd leave no matter what start looking for another job now.

If you'd consider another role offered to you speak to your manager if possible - bear in mind though that a) are you sure they know yet and b) the org chart may well not be final yet. Also don't do this if you got to the org chart in a way you shouldn't have.

If you're after redundancy pay then wait and see.

When you're told try and buy time if needed - I asked for 1.5 weeks to consider the new role when this happened to me, looked for a new job and handed in my notice after a week. I wasn't entitled to any redundancy pay though as had only been there for just over a year.

No point engaging a lawyer now as you don't know yet what'll actually happen.

greenbee wrote: »

I'd flag it to your manager with the concern that confidential information may have been sent to you in error.

This should reflect well on you, and allow them to deal with any process failure/failure to communicate. Acting professionally in this kind of situation helps when roles are being considered in a reorg.

It would depend how they got the chart, If it is a good friend who shared the information privately as a warning it would be a pretty nasty thing to stab them in the back to try and improve your professional reputation.

It would make you look a bit like a rat to your colleagues.

You do not know the full story. Don't jump to conclusions.

Powerpoint charts are usually probably prepared by the most junior person in the team, such as the HR graduate assistance. It is entirely possible that they got it wrong.

It is also possible that the chart is just one of many different possibilities that the business is considering, and that at the end of the process the business may decide to do something completely different. Any business worth its salt will consider multiple options (including difficult options) before reaching a decision.

There is nothing really for an employment lawyer to advise you on yet. I don't think the fact that someone has sent you a chart by accident makes a difference.

I would sit tight. If your role is to be made redundant there would be notice and a redundancy consultation at some point. These things don't happen overnight.