Made redundant, then your role got advertised again? Let's have it checked.

If your old role still seems to exist, whether it's been advertised again, given to someone else, or quietly folded back into the team, that's one of the clearest signs a redundancy might not be genuine. A genuine redundancy means your employer no longer needs anyone to do that job, not that they no longer wanted you doing it.

How this usually shows up

• The exact same position gets advertised within weeks of your redundancy taking effect.
• A new hire, or an existing employee, ends up doing what used to be your job in all but title.
• Your tasks were split between two "different" roles that, added together, look a lot like your old one.

None of these automatically mean your redundancy was unlawful. Sometimes a business genuinely changes its mind, or the new role really is different. But it's exactly the kind of situation worth having an adviser look at before you accept it at face value.