Hi - Im new to this but need some advise ref my employer. I have over 20 yrs continuous service with my employer. Recently they bought over a failing competitor, but made the ex-owner a director / my new boss with my existing employer. The business is doing well and we do not have enough staff at the minute to cope with the current workload.
My department have all been advised we are to have our contracts changed and effective wage cuts imposed, by way of "department restructure". This was initially advised via a 1 to 1 meeting with the director who advised my post was effectively being made redundant (even though my duties & resposibilities will be exactly the same as before apart from my job title.) and it would be best for me to accept a change in my contract to accept the pay cut. When I spoke to the HR dept to ask what my redundancy options where I was told this was not the case and I was not being made redundant - confusing to say the least. No other department in the business is being targetted for any contract changes which makes me suspect this is a director whim to look good in front of the board and save money. He has stated if we do not agree to the changes he will be forced to "let us go" and as we refused a resonable offer to change contract we wont be entitled to any redundancy. This is having a very unsettling effect on what was an efficient and loyal department. Has anyone any xperience of such actions or advice for me?
