Monday, 29 May 2017

National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody points out that an important factor on which the success of Sri Lanka’s economic development plan hinges on its...
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Monday, 15 May 2017

When the Rector at St. Peter’s College suggested to young Mervyn Dirckze’s father, Errol Dirckze that his son take up carpentry, he was aghast! “My father looked at me in horror,” reminisces...
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Tuesday, 09 May 2017

Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC, renowned for its outstanding quality of tea grown in the Golden Valley nestling in the central hills, is perhaps the world’s first tea growing, manufacturing and...
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Monday, 08 May 2017

According to the latest ILO estimates, 1.4 million work-related deaths occur annually in Asia and the Pacific out of the 2.3 million worldwide. This means the region accounts for 70 per cent of...
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Friday, 05 May 2017

Welcoming women into the workforce is not just a human rights issue, but smart economicsWomen seeking to enter the workplace in Sri Lanka face a multitude of challenges, including gender...
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Wednesday, 03 May 2017

Ms Anne-Marie Mineur, MEPMs Lola Sanchez Caldentey, MEPEuropean Union in Sri Lanka389 Bauddhaloka MawathaColombo 7Your Excellencies and Members of the Delegation,We write with reference to your...
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Wednesday, 03 May 2017

Marking this year’s World Occupational Safety and Healthy Day (OSH Day) on 28 April, celebrated by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) is...
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Tuesday, 25 April 2017

By Zahara Zuhair  A group of private sector employers recently requested the government to provide further relief to them with regard to the budgetary relief allowance, which is making a massive...
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Tuesday, 25 April 2017

In the world of work, wages are best set through sound evidence and social dialogue. This was the key message from an ILO-supported workshop on minimum wage setting in Sri Lanka.  The workshop...
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Thursday, 06 April 2017

The private sector is apprehensive about State intervention in wage-related matters and wants the Government to adopt a more consultative approach, a survey conducted by the Employers’ Federation...
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Monday, 13 March 2017

The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) re-launched its HR/IR Forum recently with a new perspective for the year 2017. This new series will be sponsored by Unilever Sri Lanka who are keen that...
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Monday, 27 February 2017

An extension of the ‘Beyond the Reach’ initiative implemented by the Sri Lanka Chapter of the Internet Society together with The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon’s (EFC) Network on Disability,...
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Thursday, 16 February 2017

The Solutions Unit of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) which has been providing both its member corporates and non-members with a broad spectrum of Legal and Human Resources (HR)...
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Wednesday, 04 January 2017

Chitra is a language teacher at the high school near her home. She is well loved by her students. But, her class room is different – it is brightly lit, all the time. Chitra is only able to see in...
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