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Cavenagh v William Evans Ltd - dismissal, PILON obligations, and undisclosed misconduct

Dismissal with pay in lieu of notice, in accordance with a contract of employment, creates a binding contractual obligation on the employer to actually pay the PILON. That obligation cannot be nullified by the subsequent discovery of pre-dismissal gross misconduct on the employee's part. 

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