Cash payments made to Scottish and Newcastle employees to placate them over the loss of their defined benefit pension are taxable, the Court of Appeal finds.
SNR Denton said the decision highlighted the need for employers to consider all the reasons behind why a termination payment was made when deciding if it is taxable. The ruling in Kuehne + Nagel...
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