Asked for a salary review and now have to reapply

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I've been at my job for 3 years and recently raised to my manager that I do more than is in my JD and would like my salary to be reviewed. They agreed and also said they would like to change some aspects of my JD. I was then informed that because my JD and salary are changing I will need to re-interview for my job and it will be externally advertised too.

I have a job interview for another job of much higher pay for similar work, I'm in the mindset now of fuck my current job and put all my time outside of work towards preparing for this other interview.

Any advice or thoughts on this??

I'm so annoyed and humiliated that I'll possibly lose my current job to a better candidate

It’s still the correct process. She’s not automatically entitled to a different role with a higher pay. And due to the additions this is a different role.

it doesn’t mean she won’t get it, but it is correct and fair they advertise it and interview for thr best candidate. If it stayed the same, they couldn’t.

This is pretty normal. They’ve reviewed your JD and increased the pay so actually the job you would be doing isn’t the job you were hired to do, so of course you have to be re interviewed in competitive interviews!

Absolutely! It’s not the job OP applied for so it needs to be advertised and interviewed for!

Are you a contractor?

So you left out vital details that you’re on a fixed term contract! Of course they can’t just give you the job or extend your contract. The new JD is a different role, so you need to be interviewed for it!

I’ve had to reapply for my own job during my career - and even though I was successful, it left me feeling undervalued and demoralised. When that happens, you may well be better off elsewhere. The problem with external candidates is that interviewers may look for their strengths, but they don’t know their weaknesses. They have a much fuller picture of you.. so depressingly you might lose your job to a worse candidate.

Have you checked redundancy policy?

This to me sounds illegal. I would be seeking proper legal advice asap. If you live in Scotland I can recommend a decent legal firm that helped me and a few others over the years. Their hourly rate seems expensive but they minimise the time the spend on the case - don’t try and spin things out. They helped me out when I was being made redundant - I knew a little about employment law so knew the company was not following the law. I was still made redundant but with a much bigger settlement and my employer ended up having to pay my legal fees too.

what you are describing sounds like something that you could take to an employment tribunal.

I found ACAS less than helpful - but that’s my experience.

No I found ACAS less then helpful to. At 2nd year with an FTC turned permanent the acas call centre drone couldn’t work out whose side they were on. For all the rubbish I see they are employment experts they are not, don’t make me split sides.

It’s Retaliation op. Only took me to my mid 40’s and the glorious 2 years you need to be grateful for working here (do I) but yeah get it. 2 years means shit all as does 4 or 12.

Fight & fuck em. (much better honestly when you are half out the door) 😉

Go for both roles, take the other one if offered (and if it seems like they will be a better employer).

Where DD works they have a ban on hiring new employees and any changes have to be reviewed to see if someone in house can fulfil the requirements.

they are also using short fill contract workers. I don’t know how this resolves the financial outlay but your set up sounds like what is happening at her employer too.

as others have said, unless you have it in writing that your contract automatically renews, don’t believe it. At my DD’s employment, they even engaged external consultants to review positions which took it out of the internal HR hands.

frustrating for employees though, cost cutting could be undertaken in other areas but no one asks employees. Her employer owns a company jet that a select few get to use. It would be cheaper to send them first class on a commercial airline for starters…

That sounds illegal to me or very close to it. You could sue for constructive dismissal. They can’t just take your job away from you like that because you asked for a pay rise.

This is probably just them following their own rules properly.

I would swallow ypur pride and go through the process, its put in place to ensure fairness.

Its probably nothing personal.

Agree with everyone advising you to contact Acas. Even if your on a fixed term contract after 3 years you would be entitled to redeployment or redundancy. Legally they can’t just let you go. Do you have a HR department? Also do you have any evidence of asking for the job role to be re-evaluated? If unsuccessful at interview just ending your contract at the end of June, as others have said could be an unfair dismissal case.

Just to add it can depend on a companies policy but legally they do not have to advertise externally. I work in the public sector in my organisation we often do internal only.

They have to provide a reason your contract isn’t being renewed and the role has gone ( which it has because the role that’s replacing it has a different job spec) you will be entitled to to statutory redundancy

i don’t think this has been brought on by you asking for a pay rise as the contract would of ended in June anyway and the new contract would obviously include the different /new job description
they weren’t obligated to offer a pay rise anyway on the new contract with new JD

there nothing unfair or constructive dismissal about this

I've worked under similar conditions to you for 20 years. Repeat long-term fixed-term contract extensions subject to funding.

I've had my role upgraded 3 times in that period because I've been performing duties higher than the level that was currently in my job description.

My role was never readvertised because I was already doing the job, it wasn't a new role they were filling, it was a recognition that I was working at a higher level.

The promotion is separate to the end of the fixed-term contract issue.

If I were to reach the end of my fixed term contract, they'd be obliged to transfer me to a role at the same level or pay me redundancy.

You're unfortunate in your timing of your request, it's become a bit convoluted.

This will only get worse if farage gets in. He wants to get rid of ALL workers rights.

Seek legal advice with your union. But also if you get the option I’d go for the new company. Even if you get this ‘new’ job at your current company the trust has gone and you’ll also be p*ssed off that you had to jump through hoops. Move on if you can. Protect yourself as much as possible legally if you can’t.

Employers need to watch their practice on these situations .. put good effort into your new job role you have applied for.
The current Employer doesn't sound like someone id want to for .. but play the two so you're not out of a job x

Who wants to work for a company tgat treats their best asset like that. Leave.

OP, your mindset is 100% correct. Put all your energy into that new interview! The best outcome here is walking away to a higher-paying job that actually values you.
However, you need to protect yourself in the meantime. What your employer is doing is highly likely unlawful. Because you have 3 years of service, you have full statutory employment rights in the UK. They cannot simply "delete" your job and force you to compete against external candidates just because you asked for a salary review.
Unless they are conducting a formal, genuine redundancy restructure (where your current role completely ceases to exist, which isn't the case here), this is a massive breach of your contract and the implied term of mutual trust and confidence.
Here is what you should do right now:
1. Force them to put it in writing Employers love to say wild, illegal things verbally. Send a polite but firm email to your manager and CC HR to get a paper trail.
(ask AI to draft an email, it's really useful and helpful!)
Watch how fast HR panics when they see this. It completely corners them.
2. Call ACAS on Monday morning It’s free, confidential, and impartial. Tell them exactly what you’ve told us here. They will confirm that your employer is playing a very dangerous legal game and can tell you what to do.
3. Smash the new interview! Do not waste an ounce of your weekend worrying about your current workplace. They have shown you exactly who they are. If your current place is stupid enough to hire an external candidate and fire you, you will have a textbook case for an Employment Tribunal for Unfair Dismissal.
You hold all the cards here. Good luck with the new interview!

Strongly consider the other job if you are not valued at your current employer.