My colleagues were made aware of my redundancy before I was

[Ginnyrella]

Can anyone tell me if it is a breach of privacy if my colleagues were made aware of a decision about my redundancy before I was informed? 3 days before they hadn’t even apparently made a decision at least 3 of my colleagues were told directly from the person involved in the consultation process. Is there anything I can do about this please help?

You can complain. It's very bad practice. But it changes nothing and there's no real remedy for it. An apology if you're lucky. And given you need a reference, perhaps not the time to complain, however justified it may be.

Thanks for the reply @Moondust001 I absolutely don’t want the position back. I’m just very upset that through out the consultation process I really showed that I wanted my job. But it seems the decision had already been premeditated and then passed round like idle gossip. It’s my business to know no one else’s

Agree it’s a breach of confidentiality but it’s not going to change anything going after them.

@Ginnyrella

Thanks for the reply *@Moondust001* I absolutely don’t want the position back. I’m just very upset that through out the consultation process I really showed that I wanted my job. But it seems the decision had already been premeditated and then passed round like idle gossip. It’s my business to know no one else’s

Unfortunately the reality is that the person leaving is lower down the pecking order. Unprofessional organisations only care about motivating the people who are on their books, and treat the outgoing staff shabbily.

I'd pick your battles. It's maddening, but don't give them the satisfaction of getting under your skin. Get a better job, and make success your sweetest revenge!

I think your feelings are valid, that is poor behaviour. But I also don’t think there is anything to achieve by complaining about it, I also wouldn’t give anyone the satisfaction of thinking you care.

Is it that the outcome of the process was communicated to them first? Bad practice but not unlawful.

Or is it that they were told before the process? In which case consultation wasn’t genuine and the dismissal is unfair on that basis.

Remedy may be low or non existent though, if they can show the same decision would have been reached.

My heart goes out to you.Sounds very unprofessional.

I would leave a review on Glassdoor.

Or is it that they were told before the process? In which case consultation wasn’t genuine and the dismissal is unfair on that basis

Remedy may be low or non existent though, if they can show the same decision would have been reached.

The day I was put at risk my boss rang my subordinate and told him he’d had a shit day as he’d had to let me go. This was only one of a number of issues which pointed to unfair dismissal. I took legal advice and was told that I probably didn’t have enough to prove the outcome was fatally predetermined and that basically it wasn’t worth the money it would cost me to pursue. That short interaction with the employment lawyer which included one meeting, a few emails back and forth and his review of the evidence I had cost me £950.

You could speak to ACAS about what has happened and they will be able to advise you of any action you might be able to take.