My job is currently at risk of redundancy and I have entered an individual consultation period. I was informed that redeployment is an option and that the business will endeavour to approach you if a similar role became available regardless of its location. Because you're at risk they would look to move you into that position to prevent so many job losses.
However, I came across a vacancy in another location which is basically the role I undertake now but with a different name. In my latest meeting I challenged why no one approached neither me or my colleagues affected about this role only to be given the response that the role wasn't at our location.
I then challenged this and explained that their redeployment process states that no one is overlooked because of location and that it's rather an assumption of them to believe that none us would like to relocate.
So this role has passed us by. Ultimately I wouldn't have gone for it because of the location but I'm annoyed at the principle that a process wasn't followed and that my other colleagues at risk weren't approached and the possibility this could have prevented a job loss.
My union want me to raise a grievance as there have been other calamities in the process but I'm not entirely sure it is worth the hassle and could I be looked at unfavourably by the business? Also I'm not too sure what result I would want other than they follow the correct process in future.
Could anyone provide any advice please?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Marmozet · 07/10/2020 19:07
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