Labour Law Act In Sri Lanka In Wake
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Who does labour law in Sri Lanka apply to? Today, we're going to be talking about the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act No 19 of 1954. This act was written about the labour laws in Sri Lanka. The laws in this act apply to every employee working in Shops and Offices in Sri Lanka.
Procedures for Termination 45 of 1971 governs the termination of employees in Sri Lanka. Section 2 of the act mandates that employers cannot dismiss a worker without either obtaining the worker's consent or receiving written approval from the Commissioner of Labour.
Generally if you are employed full time, you will get: Maximum work hours (38 hours plus reasonable additional hours); Various types of leave including annual leave, personal leave, long service leave and domestic & family violence leave.
The Factories Act, 1948, limits daily working hours to a maximum of 9 hours and weekly hours to 48. Despite that, the Indian workforce is suffering, because as per International Labour Organisation data, 50.5% of individuals worked 49 hours or more per week. Interestingly, this is after a major drop from 2018's 63.4%.
The employee is permitted to 14 days of annual leave complete with the full salary for each concluded year of service. Hence, employees are not entitled to annual leave on the first year of employment. Annual leave for the second year of employment is accrued based on the date the employee joined service.
Full-time employees working in factories were entitled to one day of annual leave for every 20 days of work. The Factories Act 1948 increased this entitlement to 1 day of annual leave for every 15 days of work. Employees with over 20 years of experience could accrue up to a maximum of 30 days of annual leave in a year.
An adult (over 18 years of age) cannot work for more than 48 hours in a week and not more than 9 hours in a day. Further, the spreadover should not exceed 10½ hours.
The new provision, published on 20 December 2024, dictates that the compulsory retirement age for Medical Specialists, Grade Medical Officers, Dental Officers, and other related personnel, including those in Medical Administrative Grades and Dental Specialists, will now be set at 63 years.