Maternity protection laws revised
In keeping with requirements of Sri Lanka’s treaty body obligations arising out of the ratification of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No.103, on Maternity Protection, local laws applicable to the non-public sector has now been revised with effect from June 2018. The Shop and Office Employees Act and the Maternity Benefits Ordinance have been revised. The new legal amendments seek to iron out differences in maternity benefits that existed between the two laws. According to…
Sri Lankan Airlines EPF/ETF Bungle: Government Summoned To ‘Show Cause’ Before ILO Governing Body in Geneva
Sri Lankan Airlines EPF/ETF Bungle: Government Summoned To ‘Show Cause’ Before ILO Governing Body in Geneva The government of Sri Lanka has been summoned by the International Labour Organization to provide show cause and explain reasons for the non-compliance and execution of a valid statutory order made by the Ministry of Labour regarding the payment of mandatory retirement benefit fund contributions by the SriLankan Airlines to its Flight Attendants Union, at the upcoming convention in…
Labour Tribunals vested with magisterial powers
Labour Tribunals vested with magisterial powersThe Judicial Services Commission through a Gazette dated 13 July 2018 has appointed Presidents of Labour Tribunals as additional magistrates for the limited purpose of implementing labour Ordinances, Acts and all decisions, certificates, awards, orders and judgments made under such Acts and Ordinances in addition to their other duties as per Judicial Service Commission Circular No.419 with effect from 23 July, 2018 until further notice. This…