Pay: getting it right - bargaining information for union reps (February 2015)

Chapter 7

Redundancy payments and tax

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Redundancy pay (both statutory and contractual) is tax free up to £30,000. However, employees and reps should be cautious, especially as “emoluments” (such as wages or notice pay) within a settlement will be taxable (Richardson (Inspector of Taxes) v Delaney [2001] IRLR 663).


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