Offering paternity but not maternity pay: discrimination?

[Feathers1981]

If an employer offers enhanced paternity but nothing other than smp for women, is this sex discrimination?

Yes

Is it Ordinary Paternity Leave or Additional Paternity Leave. If it is the later then it is definitely sexist because the Leave is transferable. I suppose an employer could argue that Maternity leave is not equivalent to Paternity leave though as ordinary paternity leave is only 1-2 weeks.

True, but if I were the company I'd be cautious and at least offer those 1/2 weeks at the same rate for men and women. To not do that does strike me as sexist.

Disclaimer: not an expert in any way.

Just usual leave, not shared leave. I only get smp but the company enhances the usual 3 days paternity pay for men with an additional 3 days.

3 days is a lot of money when facing only smp!

It's interesting. Paternity leave is less leave and less pay than SMP so you coukd argue they're levelling the playing field, but if they only offer stat minimum to one gender but an enhancement to another it would appear to be discrimination.

Have you asked why there's a difference and if they would equalise them?

I've worked places where this is the case and when I've challenged it, it just hasn't occurred to them before and they've changed it.