Sentences with phrase «shared parental pay for»

The policy in place at the relevant time was that mothers were paid at an enhanced rate for up to 26 weeks of shared parental leave, (and at the statutory rate for 13 weeks thereafter) but there was no equivalent benefit for fathers, who were only entitled to statutory shared parental pay for the duration of their period of leave.

Not exact matches

However, Morneau, who also announced the introduction of up to five weeks of parental leave for fathers or non-birth parents to encourage greater sharing of child - rearing responsibilities, did not address a question on the limits of legislation and what the government can do to address societal barriers that could contribute the gender pay gap.

Of these 42 % (24 % of the whole sample) intended to enhance pay for shared parental leave above the statutory level.

See also the references below for information from GOV.UK about paternity pay and leave, shared parental pay and leave, and adoption pay and leave.

There are yet to be any cases to assess whether it is discriminatory for employers to enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay although we would urge all employers to act with caution if offering different rates of pay to males and females when taking any type of family friendly leave.

• Statutory Pay Rates increase to # 145.18 per week for statutory maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pPay Rates increase to # 145.18 per week for statutory maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental paypay.

The immediate conclusion from the case is that differences between maternity pay and shared parental pay remain lawful, for now, and there is no legal obligation to change them.

The basis of the claim is that the rate of pay for shared parental leave is the same for both father and mother, but it has a disparate impact on fathers because they, as opposed to mothers, have no other choice.

Case: The EAT has held that it is not direct sex discrimination for an employer to offer enhanced maternity pay and fail to pay enhanced shared parental pay in line with this.

With regards to parental leave and wellbeing there are some interesting changes proposed; both Labour and the Liberal Democrats are pushing for an extended period of paid paternity leave, to encourage shared parental responsibilities and perhaps be a positive step towards closing the gender wage gap.

In provinces where the statutory parental leave does not have to be shared, parents may be able to divide their employment insurance benefits over a longer period, opening the door for more fathers to take paid leaves in these jurisdictions.

• Statutory payments — we will have the usual statutory payment increases in April 2018 which will include an increase from # 140.98 to # 145.18 in respect of statutory adoption, maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay and an increase from # 89.35 to # 92.15 for statutory sick pay.

Do these employers now need to mirror those arrangements for individuals taking shared parental leave and pay?

Mr Ali was told by Capita that whilst he would be eligible for shared parental leave he would only receive statutory shared parental pay.

Both employers and employees should be aware that shared parental leave pay is only paid for a maximum of 37 weeks — any additional weeks of leave are unpaid.

In the case of Capita Customer Management Limited v Ali the Employment Appeal Tribunal («EAT») reversed the decision of the Employment Tribunal («ET») and ruled that an employer did not directly discriminate against men on grounds of sex by refusing a new father enhanced pay whilst on shared parental leave whilst female employees received enhanced maternity pay for the first 14 weeks of maternity leave.

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Many employers who enhance maternity pay have chosen not to mirror this for shared parental leave, pending clarity as to whether this could be direct or indirect sex discrimination.

Since April 2015 two parents have been allowed to share the UK statutory parental leave entitlement (currently up to 52 weeks, with pay for up to 39 weeks)[3].