Bonuses and maternity leave: to pay or not to pay?

• Author:
• Barlow Lyde & Gilbert employment team

Since our report on Hoyland v. Asda Stores Limited (2005) in the July 2005 edition of the Employment Law review, there have been some changes to the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) and the Equal Pay Act (EPA) which may impact on the amount of bonus that an employee is entitled to receive.

The payment of bonuses in respect of periods of maternity leave has long been a contentious issue. We summarise below how employers should approach the amount of bonus to be awarded to employees who have take... (998 more words)

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