What is PILON?
A payment in lieu of notice clause (or “PILON”) in an employment contract creates a contractual right to pay an employee a lump sum rather than require them to serve out their statutory or contractual notice period.
If there is no PILON clause then an employer who pays a PILON instead of requiring the employee to serve their notice period will be in breach of contract, and the PILON therefore represents damages for that breach.
There are tax implications relating to payment to an employee under a PILON.
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