<P> In employment law, payment in lieu of notice, or PILON, is a payment made to employees by an employer for a notice period that they have been told by the employer that they do not have to work . Even employees dismissed for gross misconduct is entitled to be paid their notice period and any statutory leave they have accumulated . </P> <P>' In lieu of' means' in place of', or' instead of' . </P>

When does payment in lieu of notice have to be paid