Hope someone can give me some advice. I'm just worrying so much. My role as office manager has gone completely along with 3 other different roles in the company. So we have a pool of 11 people going after 7 jobs. People were asked if they wanted voluntary redundancy, 1 person took it, 1 has been made compulsory the rest slotted in to their existing roles but on much lower grades. I didn't apply for voluntary redundancy as my role had gone and there was no other suitable alternative available so I thought I would automatically get it. However I have been told I have been given a suitable alternative role but as an admin clerk over £400 less a month pay. So my pay is different and status, no responsibilities in my 'new' role. I am a single parent with two albeit older teenagers at university but I still need to provide a home for them etc and if my wage drops like that I cannot afford my mortgage. My union rep says I have a very good case for appeal but he's away this week and as I'm worrying myself sick just needed some quick advice. I have today received the new job offer and have been given 14 days to return it signed to accept. I have contacted the hr dept and asked what I do if I do not accept and they replied just that to avoid compulsory redundancy I need to sign and return the letter. They didn't answer my question directly Can a company truly believe that this is a suitable role or are they just trying it on as if I went there would be some serious skills missing from the office? Why am I having to potentially go through an appeal when it seems to everyone else this is so unreasonable?? I am beside myself with worry and don't know how I'm getting through each day.