This is maybe not a AIBU reasonable but I do want opinions. I am not drip feeding but need to be really careful that this isn't too outing, so please bear with me.
I've been working for my (relatively small) employer for 10 years & worked my way up a quite senior position - think 'Head of'. We are now being TUPE'd into a public authority and are just entering the consultation stage.
My new role shows that I've been put into a team that they feel is closest to what I do now & they have taken all my staff away (it was only a few but that's not the point). I'm arguing that the team is not the right fit for my role so I'm working through that with them. My fear is that if it goes ahead as they've planned I'm going to be in a fairly junior role compared to what I do now with less responsibility & no staff. I know that part of my role will be done centrally, policies etc & I understand that is inevitable but I feel that this will be detrimental to me from a career perspective.
They propose to runs job evaluations 'soon', when they evaluate mine I fear that the effective demotion will effect not only my salary but will set my career back considerably as the role won't be as varied as I do now, not will it have the same job title. I'll be essentially pigeon holed into a role I developed out of 5 years ago.
Can they do this? Do I have any rights other than contractual during this process? Sorry if I've not given enough info but I'm a bit emotional about it at the minute.