I began consultation in early July culminating in a final meeting in early September at which I was told my role was being made redundant. I then appealed this decision on the grounds that I had not been included in a selection process which included other employees in the exact same role and others in a very similar role to myself. At my hearing I asked for the selection process to be carried out again and include me in it this time.

I received letter from employer regarding outcome of appeal hearing rejecting my appeal and stating in writing that it was not deemed relevant to include me in a pool as my exact job title differs very slightly from others. I argue however our role and responsibilities/duties are identical and interchangeable and in fact the only difference is a prefix (trainee/assistant/senior). Secondly I checked on the company intranet for the exact job titles of the people in question and there was another employee with the exact same title as myself and several at a less experienced level who had all been included in the selection pool but I was not.

Would the above constitute unfair dismissal? Would a claim based on the above information be likely upheld by the Employment Tribunal?