UK redundancy guide · reviewed 23 September 2026
Holiday pay, bonuses and garden leave in redundancy
The redundancy line is only one part of final pay. Holiday, bonus and notice arrangements can add thousands to the gross figure, but they do not all behave like redundancy compensation.
Untaken statutory holiday accrued when you leave must normally be paid. Holiday pay and bonuses are generally taxed as earnings. Garden leave normally keeps you employed and paid through your notice period, so it is also treated as ordinary earnings.
Untaken holiday
Acas says employers must pay workers for untaken statutory holiday entitlement they have accrued when they leave. Contractual holiday above the statutory minimum can have its own rules, so check the contract.
Holiday pay is final-pay earnings, not part of the tax-free redundancy allowance.
Bonus and commission
Whether a bonus is due can depend on the scheme rules, the date employment ends, whether the bonus is contractual or discretionary, and any good-leaver wording.
If it is paid, bonus or commission is normally taxable earnings. Do not quietly fold it into the redundancy amount when estimating take-home.
Garden leave
On garden leave you generally remain employed and continue to receive pay during the notice period, although you may be told not to work.
That is different from PILON, where employment can end and notice pay is paid instead. In both cases, notice-period pay is normally taxed as earnings.
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