Termination of employment: guides and templates

In our guide to terminating employment, we provide guidance on ensuring that dismissals are fair, taxation of termination payments, pay in lieu and retirement.

Access our guidance documents on termination of employment

Guide to managing without a default retirement age

Our guide to discussing retirement with older workers.

Guide to pre-termination negotiations and settlement agreements

Our guide to negotiating an agreed exit with an employee

An employer's guide to pay in lieu of notice

Where an employer decides to terminate an employee’s contract, it is not unusual for it to do so by paying in lieu of notice. We outline some considerations.

Legal guidelines for a fair dismissal

Legal guidelines are intended to provide a general guide for managers who are handling potential dismissal cases involving either misconduct or sickness absence.

Guide to the taxation of termination payments

Exploring tax payable on termination awards including Post-Employment Notice Pay (PENP)

Checklists and forms

Job description form

Letters and standard documents

Letter accepting resignation where resignation does not suggest any basis for complaint

FAQs

How do I calculate the effective date of termination?