Currently on maternity leave.
By the time I return my role will have been restructured. My employer has failed to contact me regarding reapplying for my role in the new structure. If a colleague hadn't contacted me informally with 24 hours until the deadline was up I wouldn't have been aware and would have missed the deadline.
I emailed HR to highlight my concerns who said it wasn't their problem as the restructure was being handled by a dedicated team elsewhere in the organisation. This team have taken no responsibility for the fact they didn't contact me and have tried to blame my direct manager for not passing the information on (absolutely not my manager's fault, they knew nothing about it)
There are more people than there are jobs in the new structure in the area I am currently employed in, so it will be going to an interview situation. People least successful at interview will be slotted into roles on the same grade in another area so it wont be a redundancy situation but the 'other area' would be completely impossible for me to travel to, both practically and financially.
Can I be asked to attend a competitive interview whilst on maternity leave? Its a fast moving role and although I have tried to keep up with updates as best as possible whilst have been away (which has only been a few weeks) there is no way I will be as up to speed as my colleagues who I would be competing against. I am also extremely sleep deprived.
If they don't make me go for a competitive interview but instead offer me one of the roles in the other area I cannot realistically take it, (it would involve a 2 hour commute each way daily, no public transport and on very rural roads - the fuel alone would virtually mean I was out of pocket by going into work) could this then be seen as constructive dismissal if I don't accept it?
Just needing some advice of what I need to do/ who to contact/ what to keep a log of at this point. I'm feeling extremely vulnerable. I am a member of my professional union but they seem to be more about supporting with professional practice issues rather than employment issues.
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employer not keeping me up to date with restructure opportunities whilst on maternity leave
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pastabest · 13/04/2017 06:04
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