56.3%Payment in lieu of notice (PILON) is typically used
56.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Payment in lieu of notice (PILON) is typically used” on notice handling approach in redundancy situations (base: 199 UK organisations, 2026 H1).
Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.
How UK organisations answered
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Notice is typically workedrare | 9% |
| Garden leave is typically usedrare | 11.6% |
| Payment in lieu of notice (PILON) is typically usedcommon | 56.3% |
| Combination (depends on role/level/case)rare | 16.6% |
| Case-by-case / discretionaryrare | 6.5% |
| Not applicable | 0% |
Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.
Definition
How notice is usually handled in redundancies — worked, garden leave, paid in lieu, or mixed. Garden leave: the employee remains employed and paid through the notice period but stays at home. Payment in lieu of notice (PILON): employment ends at once and the notice period is paid as a lump sum. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/notice-handling-approach-in-redundancy-situationsLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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