Termination payment labelled "ex gratia" was not pay in lieu of notice

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  Publicis Consultants UK Ltd v O’Farrell EAT/0430/10 (1 other report)

  • Breach of contract: "Ex gratia" termination payment was not pay in lieu of notice

    Date:

    13 February 2012

    In Publicis Consultants UK Ltd v O'Farrell EAT/0430/10, the EAT held that a termination payment calculated by reference to the employee's contractual notice period, but labelled "ex gratia", did not meet the employer's obligation in respect of notice pay.