Shared Parental Leave Help

jayne670

Hi, 

I am hoping someone is able to help me. 

My company is offering me full pay for 3 months, half pay for 3 months and then SMP after that whilst on maternity leave. Our plan was for me to take 6 months and then we would switch to shared parental leave where my husband would then take 3 months leave and I would take 3 months leave after that.

 His company have said that unless he took the 3 months straight after the birth of our child they would only pay him SSHP but if he took the 3 months straight after the birth then they would pay him in full but when he returned to work and I was to then go on maternity leave my company are not allowed to pay me in full or they would revoke his full pay? Is this something a company can do? I feel like they are making it really difficult for him to take the leave. We aren't going over our 39 weeks entitlement when he will start his SPL so I don't understand how they can say i am not allowed to take full pay from my company. 

pinkshoes

I believe this is correct e.g. the first part is always paid most and then less pay for staying off for longer.

If his company policy states the first 3 months are paid in full then subsequent months are paid at the statutory rate then if he takes leave from 3 to 6  months he will get the lower rate.

kimwp

jayne670 said:

Hi, 

I am hoping someone is able to help me. 

My company is offering me full pay for 3 months, half pay for 3 months and then SMP after that whilst on maternity leave. Our plan was for me to take 6 months and then we would switch to shared parental leave where my husband would then take 3 months leave and I would take 3 months leave after that.

 His company have said that unless he took the 3 months straight after the birth of our child they would only pay him SSHP but if he took the 3 months straight after the birth then they would pay him in full but when he returned to work and I was to then go on maternity leave my company are not allowed to pay me in full or they would revoke his full pay? Is this something a company can do? I feel like they are making it really difficult for him to take the leave. We aren't going over our 39 weeks entitlement when he will start his SPL so I don't understand how they can say i am not allowed to take full pay from my company. 

I honestly don't know the answer, but I do think it sounds odd that his pay from his company is dependent on your pay from your company.

NB, I think you have to take a minimum amount of maternity after the birth, so if you went back to work after that, then went off again, I think you'd then be on shared parental leave terms.