How do I get redundancy payment

[McMoose]

Hi

I might be in the position where the job I have held for about 9 years is soon to be deleted and replaced with a slightly more senior position because my part time manager will be retiring. I work in the public sector and have zero trust in the director doing this properly. I have met them and they have asked if I want to take the more senior job but they made strong noises about the new position possibly not attracting a higher salary. If this is the case I strongly prefer the taking redundancy and run approach.

I need to know how I can go about this. If my job gets deleted and they offer to slot me into the new position am I able to decline and claim a redundancy payout? or would I not get the payment if I decline to take a job that I am being offered?

Generally I am interested to know under what scenario(s) I would not be given redundancy

Thanks

[Sy1441]

If you are being re-deployed into another role with the same contractual terms then you aren't entitled to redundancy.

[Tyre Smoke]

And you cannot delete a job.

[jm8403]

Tyre Smoke said:

And you cannot delete a job.

What do you mean? A company can remove a position from an organisation chart during a restructure (especially easily to justify if it is an unique role, i.e. only one person performing it)

[MitchT]

Take the more senior role. Do it long enough to get enough experience at that level on your CV to enable you to move to a comparable role elsewhere that pays the correct amount.

[McMoose]

Yes to clarify this is part of a restructure that the current job gets delted as well as the managers job. Then a new position gets created.

[jm8403]

McMoose said:

Yes to clarify this is part of a restructure that the current job gets delted as well as the managers job. Then a new position gets created.

You're just going to have to have a frank conversation with the director.

a) Are you competitive
b) Is there payrise
c) Is there option of redundancy

Or just tell him you're keen for the job and go for it regardless then use that to find another role. I would expect if they don't have a role for you, they would then make you redundant (i.e. payout)

[Tyre Smoke]

jm8403 said:

Tyre Smoke said:

And you cannot delete a job.

What do you mean? A company can remove a position from an organisation chart during a restructure (especially easily to justify if it is an unique role, i.e. only one person performing it)

Exactly. Delete is the wrong word.

[jm8403]

Tyre Smoke said:

Exactly. Delete is the wrong word.

Ok, great.

[Jasandjules]

If your job is "no longer required" as such, then you are redundant....