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Is giving less annual leave and paid sick leave discrimination?

Ruth

Hi,

Can anyone help with this?

If a new employee is hired with a company, on a permanent contract, but is given less annual leave and less paid sick leave than everyone else at the same company, is this considered to be discrimination? (All other employees have the same contract, i.e. have the same amount of annual leave and paid sick leave as each other),

Thanks in advance,

Ruth

  • Just to add - I've come across this before where new starters on probation were given less paid sick pay but once they passed probation they got the same as everyone else. I've also worked for places where annual leave increases with years served (e.g. after 5 years). When I worked for a law firm the lawyers were on more generous terms than the admin staff etc. The important thing in all of these cases though is that it was role specific, rather than directed at one person.

    If another person was hired into the role as well who was deemed to be more skilled would they also start on these less favourable terms? E.g. role specific. Or would they be the same as everyone else? If so, makes me wonder why they have hired him - he can either do the job or not - any skills above and beyond seem irrelevant. If he needs to learn more for the role then presumably he will then receive the same annual leave and paid sick leave as everyone else once he has 'levelled up'?