Live and employed in Scotland. Been with current employer for just under 2 years.
I work for a charity that has been undergoing a redundancy and employment process for a long time now. We knew we were potentially going to be 'at risk' since last year but were told we would be offered alternative employment.
Our company made us apply for roles we felt we were suitable for via the usual online application portal. This was the first red flag as Acas states that alternative employment should be assessed and offered and we shouldn't be made to apply. I raised this with HR who came back with a bunch of semantics about how they were using the word ‘apply’ but it was actually just a way for us to provide ‘evidence’ to support our redeployment. Call it what you want, but making employees answer application questions on an application portal is applying, right? Anyway, I applied for 5 roles, all permanent and same salary.
I’ve today been offered an alternative role I didn’t apply for, nor do I want. It’s a temporary position that ends December 2025. I desperately need a permanent position and I thought by applying for 5 permanent roles this was pretty clear. Throughout this process they’ve been awful. I never had the opportunity to speak with my individual consultation manager due to him being in a very senior role and being very busy, so I’ve felt pretty alone throughout this process. Additionally, I’ve since found out that colleagues of mine were contacted by the hiring managers of the roles they applied for and given the opportunity to provide further evidence to strengthen their ‘applications’. I never had this chance. Had I been offered it, I may have scored higher for the roles.
What are my options here? I realise I’m not protected due to the fact I’ve worked less than 2 years. I’m just so incredibly angry at how awfully they’ve managed this process.