Was made redundant and they offered a job in the pool to someone else while I'm working my refundancy

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I was made redundant a year ago. The large multinational
I work for reduced the dept by one person and I was 1)newly promoted 2) just back from mat leave so hadn't been in the role for very long and 3) part time. Unsurprisingly I was selected for redundancy.
The company made all the right noises about wanting to retain me, and in fact found me a 6 month project which was then extended to one year. I've recently just been offered another project for another year. However, without the security of a perm role I'm unable to make long term financial plans. It's just been announced that one of the men in one of the roles I was in the redundancy pool for is moving on... And his internal successor has been announced at the same time. I'm still in the company, not in a perm role... Should they have at least spoken to me about the role? I thought if a suitable role came up then they were obliged to offer it to me?

Hoping that someone with a bit of experience can answer this! Thanks.

union - you don't have to be a member to get advice

How long have you been there? If it's longer than 4 years, or will be once you take this new role into account, then you are permanent.

Either way, if there is no suitable alternative available in a year's time, you will be entitled to redundancy pay if you have more than 2 years' service - whether the role is described as permanent or fixed term makes no difference to that.

The redundancy of your role (not your redundancy as you are still there) was a year ago. If you are under notice of redundancy and a suitable alternative role becomes available, that's one thing, but you're not.

Does the company not have a policy of advertising roles internally?

I've been there 15 years. I thought that as I still don't have a perm role that if one came up then they'd be obligated to at least talk to me about filling the role I was previously doing. Ah well.

I haven't accepted the additional one year role- or undead been formally offered it yet, if that makes any difference. Technically I'm still supposed to be redundant and leaving in Aug. B

You haven't done that role for a year. If you are under notice of redundancy to leave from your current role in August, then yes if there are internal vacancies they should be made available to you, and if there is a suitable alternative to your existing role (not one you did a year ago) available, you should be offered it or at least assessed for it/given a trial period.

Was the role not advertised internally?

No it wasn't. We usually should do. I think this move was brokered under some Bright Young Talent (or something similar!) initiative. I'm obv too old and untalented!

union - you don't have to be a member to get advice

You usually do, though if you talk to the rep, they might give some basic advice. My union won't take on existing issues - you have to have been a member for at least 3 months.

OP

Flowery is on the thread and she is the expert.

There are specialists who work with people in temp roles for mortgages etc. Are you actively looking for other perm roles?

Did your redundancy process conclude with being offered a temp role as an alternative to redundancy or did it conclude with you being paid redundancy pay (statutory or otherwise) and separately being offered the temp role?

OP your best bet is not to focus on the role you were doing a year ago. You are better focusing on the fact that staff on a fixed term contract should be treated no less favourably and that includes being given access to internal vacancies. Your concern expressed to them should be hang on why was this not advertised internally.

and what of the role the successor is moving from, is that being advertised internally ? If you are still with the company , were you actually made redundant or redeployed into a fixed term role ? You can ask ACAS for advice on how to raise your query but bear in mind your chances of a long term career there may lessen as a result of a grievance.