If an employer pays enhanced maternity pay, must it also enhance pay to employees on shared parental leave? This seems to be the question that is causing most concern to employers preparing for the introduction of shared parental leave regulations.
Other FAQs in the list of most popular questions on XpertHR last month include additional questions on shared parental leave and on the extension of the right to request flexible working. FAQs on fixed-term contracts and TUPE also feature in the top 10.
2. Can both parents take shared parental leave at the same time?
5. Must an employee provide a reason when making a statutory request for flexible working?