Can I propose redundancy after resignation?

[OrangeSunset]

I suspect I have made an error, but here goes..

I have resigned, albeit so far only by emailing my boss. He has accepted this in writing but I haven’t not written formally to HR or had any contact from HR.

Can I change tack and propose my post is made redundant instead? The business is struggling for sales and I know that there have been discussions about cost cutting (I also know my role was one of those ‘in the mix’ for being cut). It’s unlikely my role will be replaced, although my boss has said that if I ‘decide to stay’ they would remove my assistant, meaning a 60% cut in resource.

Can I use the information I have to negotiate for redundancy instead of resigning?

Possibly not now as I have played my hand already. In hindsight I’d have gone straight in with redundancy but I resigned on a particularly shitty Monday when I was fed up with the whole culture and attitude of the place.

I don’t think anyone has been savage, not liking the responses doesn’t mean they are savage, you must know yourself it was a silly question.

Have you raised a grievance/grievances about your concerns OP?

@OrangeSunset

Blimey you lot are savage. I’m not sure I’d go as far as laughing in someone’s face.

I probably could go constructive dismissal. But I imagine that requires the stomach for a fight, and who has that after Covid.

Onwards and upwards

Sorry if it sounded savage OP. But truly, if somebody said this to me, I would struggle to keep a straight face and I might for a second even think they are joking. I think people really wanted to stop you from making yourself look a bit daft.

To the constructive dismissal point. Did you allude it any issues when you resigned to your manager? Have you previously raised a grievance regarding the issues? Do you have any evidence that you tried to resolve the issues? There is a high bar to winning a constructive dismissal claim and I would say a non starter if you do not have the above.