Redundancy - calling in sick

[Katypp]

I found out yesterday that my job is at risk of redundancy. Not wanting to go into too much detail, I am in a team of seven, all with different specialities but no-one sticks to these and everyone basically mucks in and does everything. On certain shifts this general work is required for the whole time.
I have been told that my specialist area is no longer required and the company needed to concentrate on the other things my team (including me) do already.
I am the only one in the team at risk, so I am pursuing this as unfair.
In the meantime, I am looking for advice about calling in sick from today. I was on late shift last night (after the bombshell in the morning - meetings etc done before I actually started work) and had to spend seven hours doing the work that was not my speciality area and the very work management have said they want more of, hence getting rid of me.
Am I reasonable to call in sick citing stress on that basis?

Surely it depends if you're actually feeling so stressed you wouldn't be able to do your job, or whether you're doing it to be retaliatory for the rejection.
If you're genuinely stressed, go off sick and don't feel bad about it.
If you're just trying to be awkward, I think you should go in because it gives a bad name to those with genuine mental health struggles and makes their working lives so much harder (and even their ability to gain employment).

That's a bit harsh! Late 50s, lost job with minimal payoff, two teenage kids, out of the blue - sounds stressful, no?

I think that you should try and go into work.

Surely it depends if you're actually feeling so stressed you wouldn't be able to do your job, or whether you're doing it to be retaliatory for the rejection.

This. I can understand you needing to take some time to deal with the upset but I would not just sign off indefinitely for no reason.

Are you in a union?

If you are genuinely sick and unable to work, take a sick day of course.

If you’re angry and unhappy but able to work, you should go to work.

I’m sorry for your situation, sounds tough

As far as oil am aware they don't just make you redundant- there is a process they have to follow including offering you a different position within the company. At consultation meetings you can discuss that 'your role' is not just your specialty which will hopefully mean they can move you to a similar but different role (if you see what I mean?!)

Don't go off sick if you aren't- it isn't fair on the rest of your team (or clients if you have them) or to people who are actually unwell. Put your big girls pants on and go and talk to them.

When I was made redundant there was a clause in the severance package that meant I was allowed only two days off sick on full pay during the notice period. Anything more could have been paid as statutory sick pay or could be deducted from my payoff or something.

It's worth checking if anything like this is stipulated for you before you go off sick now (if you are actually not too stressed to work that is).

I took the two days of course, but took them strategically for maximum benefit to me.

@SleepingisanArt They are following process but as I am in a pool of one, it's obvious who is going to go. Staff have got to be cut so I don't suppose there's anywhere to deploy me to

Hiya
I was kind of in a similar position to you about a year ago... I wasn't facing redundancy just a re-organisation which was bad enough, out of our team (about 6 of us) I ended up being hit the hardest
I really really wanted to take sick, I wasn't actually sick or even stressed just very angry.. and I still

Totally understand how you are feeling

I think out of sheer 'cussedness' I went in with a smile and got on with things.

I'm looking for a way out, it's not easy around where I live but I second some of the other replies.. speak to your union, keep a log ..and although you think it's going be redundancy it might not be so try not to pre-empt..but have a plan.