This page is for users who need to separate package elements before relying on a headline settlement figure.
This version goes further than a basic threshold checker by breaking the package into plain-English groups and then routing users to the page most likely to help next.
Statutory redundancy pay, enhanced severance or compensation-style amounts, PILON, holiday pay, and unpaid wages or bonus.
Personal tax advice, payroll calculations, PENP detail calculations, or every clause in a settlement agreement.
Strong settlement competitors often separate “what is taxable?” from “is this offer good enough?” This page is strongest when used as a tax-category guide before checking fairness, clauses, and independent advice.
Strong settlement competitors help users understand the package at a glance. This version now pushes harder on plain-English category reading and practical checks before relying on the figure.
See the methodology page for how WorkRightsUK uses official sources, scope limits, and next-step routing.
Your question is often closer to final pay and taxable earnings than to a pure “tax-free settlement” question.
Your question is often about how much sits within the £30,000 termination-payment threshold and what sits above it.
Use the comparison page below this tool. That is faster than guessing your way through multiple pages.
Strong settlement competitors often combine tax breakdowns with “is this a good offer?” style context. This version now leans further into what should be verified before relying on the package figure.
Used for the point that the first combined £30,000 of qualifying termination-payment elements may be tax free, but PILON and similar earnings are taxed differently.
Used for the simpler framing that statutory redundancy pay under £30,000 is not taxable and that holiday pay and unpaid wages are treated differently.
Used for the legal validity conditions, including the requirement for advice from a relevant independent adviser.
