I took maternity leave from my job of 11 years in July 2007. During this time the business was sold - very recently, the new owners have not yet taken over, may not even be 100% approved yet. Anyway, i went in the other day to talk to my current bosses about returning to work soon and was told there isn't a position available for me anymore. The story then changed to the new owners don't want to take me on and aren't obligated to do so - which i guess is going to be my current bosses story so they don't look like the bad guys.. Can they do this?