Change of job title, job description and having to apply… Where do I stand?

We’ve just been told that the team I’m working in is going to part of a Europe wide restructure.
Accordingly people with my role will need to re-apply for one of two new roles with new job titles different responsibilities and new job descriptions (and presumably contracts)
Good news is there will be no loss in head count so everyone will still have a seat at the table when the music stops, and we are being consulted about what we think the new roles “should” be, how much that is just lip service and already decided I don’t know…

I’ve only been at the company a few months but have passed my probation period….

So where do I stand should I not like what eventually comes to pass?
Presumably I’ve just got to suck it up as they could just make me redundant and I’d get peanuts…

Quite far back, if I was you.

You haven’t been there long, so probably don’t know about all the historic undercurrents and resentments and nasty politics. Sounds like they want some folk to “move on to new opportunities”. All the total **** will be jockeying for position.

Wait for the sounds of gunfire to die down then don the full body waders and see what is left.

if you are new you wont be entitled to redundancy- 2 years minimum service iirc

As to where it leaves you employed with a slightly different job role that you can accept or refuse as you see fit.

As to how they do it who knows they may consult, they may pretend to consult but the good news is they are not making anyone redundant so you will have a job

If you’d been there ages I’d be worried about losing rights or changes to established t&cs but if you’ve only been there a couple of months you have no rights really. Options are probably suck it up or leave. It might be a genuine offer of getting opinions so worth being positive and seeing if you can steer your career a bit but I expect the reality is that it’s a done deal.

In the place where you live. 😉

Think about direction.

Change brings opportunity.

Less than 2 years and basically you have zero employment rights.

Suck it up.

Good news is there will be no loss in head count so everyone will still have a seat at the table when the music stops,

🙂 (ironic)

and we are being consulted about what we think the new roles “should” be, how much that is just lip service and already decided I don’t know…

🙂 (ditto)

So where do I stand should I not like what eventually comes to pass?

Not in a very strong position. But good luck anyway.

Much as I thought… I’ll have to see how things pan out I suppose…

Now where did I put that recruitment consultants contact details;)

Find out about their method of interviewing. It seems that these days a cv counts for sweet very little and you have to give material examples to back up your every assertion. Ask them in the interview if you have sufficiently exemplified your point to make sure you’ve ticked all the boxes.
You really do have to blow your own trumpet, in addition to the black Oxfords.

Having been involved in a number of re-organisations over the years, both personally and as part of the process, the ones that don’t come out well IME are those that stand-back, don’t get engaged and let it get ‘done to them’. I have frequently seen people effectively make themselves redundant through their behaviour to re-organisation – it’s part and parcel of modern business. As you’ve only been there a short time and ineligible for any statutory redundancy, not that there is anyway, why wouldn’t you want to get yourself a better job? It’s 10x easier to keep the job you have than find another unless you’re pretty lucky.

Oh my, I feel for you (I think I lo.. nah!)

Went through this a couple of years ago, full restructure, applying for new jobs, change of career direction… 3 months later the company got bought out and it was all a waste of STRESS and time. Then I got made redundant anyway.
Luckily I’d been there 14 years.

They should tell you where you stand as part of the restructure. ie “if you don’t want a new position, bye bye, or be left in limbo”
It must be such fun pissing about with people’s lives.