No job and no manager on RTW

[PrincessOfSnails]

I RTW after mat leave 3 weeks ago. My boss didn't keep in touch while I was off, didn't send me any job vacancies or anything. I had told him I wanted to come in for any training, presentations etc and that I wanted to know of all the vacancies but I heard nothing. I went in a few times when I could and he never indicated there were any issues

When I returned there had been major organisational changes. He had given a lot of my work to someone who joined our team as part of a divisional merger. He was also leaving in 4 weeks.

I am now in the position of having my boss leave on Friday, having no work to do, being bullied by a colleague, and numerous other issues. I am scouting around for internal vacancies but there is nothing out there.

I came back with fire in my belly but already I'm dragged down and depressed. I cry as I drive into camp, I cry through the day, I cry as I leave and I cry on an evening. I can't believe that as a professional I am behaving like this but I have no idea what to do or what my rights are. I feel so aggrieved about how my boss has behaved and how he's just pissing off and doesn't care (and never did) about one of his employees. He won't even look at me in the corridor. I just feel like I'm sinking. I feel so unbelievably depressed that after returning full of energy it has come to this.

It was hard enough leaving my baby but I feel I am not even being given a chance to succeed. Does anyone have advice? I am thinking of going to see the HR Business Partner tomorrow but I'm not sure What I'd even say.

Hi Princess - sorry to hear you are having these issues.

I'd advise going to see your HR BP as you suggest unless your manager's manager is available?

it would be worth your while emailing/ writing your issues down in your request for a meeting as this starts off a grievance process (albeit probably informal at this stage). If you are emotional about the situation, this will help you stay rational and get your points addressed too. Don't be worried about what to say - you've managed to write it down above, there's a lot to say!

From what you say above, your employer doesn't appear to have acted legally - it would be worth getting some legal advice from ACAS or Working Families?

Your employer had a legal responsibility to keep you informed of any organisational changes, promotion opportunities and potential redundancies that you would have normally been made aware of at work.
I would get some legal advice and talk to HR as a first point of contact so this doesn't get brushed under the carpet.

princess I've no real advice except find out what your rights are from HR. I only came on to sympathise as I'm in the same position having RTW 6 weeks ago to find everyone has sort of moved on and left me behind.

My boss won't give me any work (giving it instead to some new "flavours of the month") and is ignoring my calls/emails requesting work to do. I feel confused and not sure what I did so wrong before I went on ML to deserve this. And like you my attempts to keep in touch weren't reciprocated.
So ditto with the tears all the time. I can't resign and stay at home with my children as dh doesn't earn enough to support us. Hope we find our way through this.

Thank you all. I will arrange a meeting with HR tomorrow. I do not feel my manager has acted legally either but he will be up and off on Friday and not look back. It angers me so much.

itscurtains I completely identify with everything that you say. Good luck to you with your issues which seem to be identical to mine.

Hope your meeting went OK Princess. And Curtains, I hope you find a way through your problems too.

I feel so grateful I had a completely fantastic boss and a great RTW. However when I started a new job my boss didn't do anything to make sure I had enough to do and I had to create work for myself to stop myself from going crazy. All OK now, back to having too long a task list...