Job description completely changed

[connie26]

The job that I've been doing for the past few years has been paused and they've come up with something completely different ie a totally new job description on the same pay scale (I'm a PT NHS employee).
I'm not too happy with the changes and the amount of work and responsibilities involved. Where do I stand? Thanks in advance.

Are they essentially expecting you to do a full-time job on part-time hours?

That sounds very much like a question for your union. ASAP.

If not wIth a union, speak to ACAS.

They should have discussed all of this with you. Are you the only member of staff affected? This is changing your contract and there should be a full explanation as to why the changes are necessary. ACAS gives good details about what should be discussed. Ideally the firm will have a business case for this and explain why it’s necessary.

They are making your old job redundant and I would look at redundancy rules too. They seem to have circumvented the consultation process. They can ask you to do new duties but you can ask for an assessment of pay based on the new, more onerous, duties. So you need to negotiate to stay or leave. Is there a union?

Meetonthecorner, thank you. Yes, it's just me. I've had an explanation and there's another meeting at the end of the month. Annoyingly, I've missed out on VR. I asked if they could make me redundant but they said no, they still want my skills. My line manager just seems to think I have to accept the new JD albeit after discussion. I'd rather just go.

Does your current role still exist? If not then I would suggest they should follow redundancy process

Sounds as though your job is no longer in existence and they are redeploying you rather than offering redundancy.

My job is changing but my JD is staying the same because the position is still available but will be changing geographical area and managing a new team. Because there is a job for me im not being offered redundancy. If I choose not to do the job sue to the changes my options are redeployment register if the Trust agrees or hand in my notice.

If the job no longer exists it’s a redundant job. The grey area is that they want your skills and they were presumably utilized in the former job?

Yes, I'm going to be using similar skills. If I'd known this was coming I'd have applied for VR but that window has closed now.

So this is really redeployment then. If you don’t want this job can you ask about redundancy? If the job you did has gone, it’s a redundant job.

When they say you are too valuable to be let go is that newspeak for you would be too expensive to pay off under VR? How many years service do you have?

Have you tried putting the old and new JD into AI to see the percentage match across the two roles?

VR has to be agreed and yes, companies can say no. There needs to be evaluation of whether your old job is redundant. There’s a piece missing here in that you have been offered a job but often when lots of jobs are redundant, there’s a restructuring and you apply for the new job (s). You don’t always just get offered it. Try and negotiate an exit if it doesn’t suit.