A couple of weeks ago, the Employment Appeals Tribunal ( EAT ) confirmed in Capita v Ali that failing to enhance shared parental leave pay ( EShPP ) in line with enhanced maternity pay ( EMP ) is not direct discrimination. In doing so, the EAT overturned the original decision of the Employment Tribunal. The EAT concluded that a woman on maternity leave is not comparable to a man on shared parental leave; the purpose of shared parental leave is fundamentally different.