Hi, I am currenly on mat leave and recently wrote to work saying when I wanted to come back (before the 52 weeks). I was called to a meeting today and was told that my job role was no longer needed (I pressed the on this and they did use the word 'redundant'). They said they wanted me to do a new role in the organisation but that it would no longer be a manager role, it be a lower level and that it would be less money. They did not have a job description as they want me to input into it, nor did they have any idea of salary scale.
I asked about tasks I previously did that have been realloated to other (junior) staff while I was off and they said I should think about these and see if there were any of them that I wanted to do in the new role. No one was appointed to cover my mat leave.
AFAIK if you are offered an alternative role while on mat leave then it should not have substantially less terms and conditions than your current post?
It feels like they don't want to run the risk of making me redundant while on mat leave (the CEO phoned me after the meeting to reitereate I was not being made redunant) but want me to do the same job but for less money 
Any advice??