TPR employees paid in lieu of notice

FOI reference - FOI-192
Date - 21 November 2023

Request

1. How many TPR employees over the last two years have been paid in lieu of notice (PILON)?
2. Of these individuals how many of these had to have authorisation by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)?
3. Circumstance of which they were offered PILON.

Response

I confirm that we hold the information you have requested.

The answers to your questions are as follows:

1. November 2021 to December 2023: 20
   
   
2. All non-standard dismissal cases are referred to DWP who will then usually seek guidance from Cabinet Office:
   • The Redundancies and Settlement Agreements follow the same process as non-standard dismissal cases. In the period for the last two years, seven cases were referred to DWP.
   • All standard dismissals can have PILON applied locally as per our policies and this activity is considered business as usual.
     
     
3. Circumstance of which they were offered PILON:
   
   

   PILON type	Number
   Dismissal due to probation termination	9
   Dismissal due to sickness triggers	2
   Redundancy	6
   Settlement Agreement	1
   Dismissal due to visa expiration	1
   Dismissal due to fixed term contract ending early	1

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