Belfast Council is to give maternity leave provision to its workers who are mothers of premature babies.
In a first for the civil service here, councillors at City Hall voted to amend maternity leave provision for mothers of babies defined as premature, so that leave will not commence until the certified due date of the child.
It means any leave required from delivery date of a premature baby by parents will be considered compassionate leave and not reduce a council employee’s right to standard parental leave.
