Hi all I work for a local charity and following advice that my department (I am the manager) was due to be 'restructured' and having been advised that my job was 'at risk' of redundancy, a new post was created with a new title and with my old job description modified a bit. The salary was also increased a little. It was advertised externally and I had to apply and be interviewed. I was unsuccessful, the reason given that there were candidate(s) with 'stronger' skills and experience. I will be redundant with effect from the end of March and paid statutory redundancy pay. The newly appointed manager will be doing what I was doing before (but without my experience of the organisation, set up, local knowledge etc.). I have an unblemished employment record, am highly respected by my peers (or so I'm told) I get on well with everyone (or so I thought) and have last years appraisal in which the CEO values me as an asset to the organisation who has performed well in difficult circumstances following the completion of a significant project last year. I feel I may have been 'dispensed with' because I supported one of my staff who had been verbally abused in front of other staff by a director. I encouraged him to follow the laid down grievance procedure. It seems the CEO has a reputation for 'bullying' tactics and does not like his (or his directors) authority being challenged. The abusive director has a similar 'management style'. Another factor may be that I am 65 in May although I had no intentions of retiring for a few years yet. I also had a minor health scare (cardiac) last year but have now been given the 'all clear' by a consultant following various tests. I have always kept fit and well and have only had 3 days off work in the 2.5 years I have worked for this organisation. I loved the job, the people and the valuable contribution the charity makes to the local community. I now have to find employment at the age of 65 and more than likely relocate as accommodation in this area is expensive and I cannot afford to live here with pensions due that will not even cover the rent on my present flat. This whole distressing episode has left me wondering whether I have a case for unfair dismissal. Is there anyone with similar experiences of 'restructuring', changed job titles and job descriptions, leading to redundancy?