Redundancy Question - only person who does my job for 20 yrs

[CraigNewmarket]

Hey all,

Could I be made redundant, I've been at my place of work for 20 years and I'm the only one who does my role. For example if I'm off I'll or on holiday my job simply doesn't get done. But other offices in the same company outsouce the work I do to a external UK company.

Surley the company would find it hard to explain at a tribunal why my job was no longer required after 20 years and instead have outsourced it to another UK company?

I'm sure if I did leave they would use the company the other offices are using for my job.

Thanks all

[CraigNewmarket]

ARHarh said:

TUPE is the way it will be done, not much you can do about that. Either except it or take redundancy.

What if the other company doesn't want me though? Because I've been in the same job 20 years I get paid more for the same role.

[CraigNewmarket]

Blown2CV said:

why would your job be required if they outsourced it? If you've been doing the same thing without change for 20 years, and you knew that other companies outsource it, did you seriously not see the writing on the wall?

There's always been the option to outsource my job 20 years ago when they took me on

[CraigNewmarket]

Muzzer79 said:

They are under no obligation to take that option though.

They can re-structure, outsource the work and either make you redundant or transfer you under TUPE, depending on the circumstances.

If you transfer under TUPE and the company don’t want you, they will make you redundant after you’ve transferred,

I currently work in the public sector which confuses things further! The company who my job would be outsourced to is private.

[CraigNewmarket]

Muzzer79 said:

What do you do?

Are you a member of a union?

I'm IT manager and yes