Redudancy pool

[Lilylolamillie]

I work for a large organisation that is currently restructuring my department.

Within my team of 6 all of us were employed to do the same role and have the same contract. However, I tend do focus on one aspect of the role and the others deal with the rest. At busy periods the others support me and vice versa.

We were told our jobs are at risk. However my 5 colleagues have been put in a redudancy pool and can either take voluntary redudancy or apply for what is now two remaining jobs. I was told that while my job is at risk they are moving me to the new team to do the role I do for the majority of the time. I can either accept the new role (without the need to apply for it) or leave without redudancy.

Can anyone confirm if this is fair? All of us are employed to do the same job and while I do tend to do one aspect more than others they do cover me when it’s busy / I’m on holiday and I in turn support their work when needed.

I’ve worked at the company for a long time and the redudancy package is very generous so if I had the chance I think I would have taken voluntary redudancy. Of my colleagues in the redudancy pool a couple have worked at the company longer than me and have jumped at the chance of redudancy.

Thanks.

They can map your role over to another if there is significant similarity in the job description. So if you are already doing this work they can move you across. You could seek advice from ACAS.

Thanks so much for your reply.
I’ll give ACAS a call. The new role is pretty much the same as my existing role so I don’t think I have grounds to appeal. It just seems strange that they have in effect created a job for me and not my colleagues.
If I was them and wanted to stay I’d be furious about having to apply for a job when I don’t. For me, initially I was relieved but knowing the residency package would be around two years salary I’m gutted I can’t accept this and leave.