Employment law manual: Notice and PILON section enhanced
With the growing need to consider redundancies in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, HR must ensure that employees who are selected for redundancy are given the correct length of notice. While employers commonly make payments in lieu of notice (PILON) in a redundancy situation, they need to bear in mind the potential legal consequences of doing so, particularly where there is no contractual right to make a PILON.
To help you navigate this tricky area, we have enhanced our content on Notice periods: statutory and contractual notice to make it more practical and accessible, including:
- an explanation of the different forms of notice in the employment context;
- the general principles of serving notice;
- how to calculate a PILON; and
- an explanation of the remedies available to an employee where the employer breaches its notice obligations.
