Insolvency: Notice pay on insolvency reduced by mitigation

An employee whose employment ended without notice on his employer's insolvency was entitled to notice pay from the national insurance fund, but was under a duty to mitigate his loss. In Secretary of State for Employment v Thompson 30.1.95 EAT 313/94 and 1053/94 the EAT holds that the employee's salary from his new employment during the notice period, including a London weighting allowance element, must be set off against the notice payment to which he is entitled.