Thursday, 21 March 2019

Delivering a vote of confidence,Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday backed the private sector insisting that as the engine of growth they have what it takes to deliver a stronger economy...
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Thursday, 21 March 2019

Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Policy Development Office, Virtual Higher Education College (Pvt) Ltd and the Dharmavahini Foundation, initiated a...
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Tuesday, 05 March 2019

The first edition of the EFC’s HR/IR Forum for 2019, powered by Unilever Sri Lanka and Glaxosmithkline Sri Lanka was unfolded before a full-house last week. The HR/IR Forum held under the banner of...
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Monday, 25 February 2019

Book Review by Gotabaya Dasanayaka - The latest literary contribution to the lore of the Legal Profession in Sri Lanka, authored by S.R. De Silva, was published as a monograph of the Employers’...
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Thursday, 21 February 2019

Reiterates that Rs. 750 daily wage final and binding for a span of 2 years Emphasises new wage’s potential to expand earnings above Rs. 1,000 through Rs. 40 overkilo rateCalls on stakeholders to...
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Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Agree on Rs.750 daily wage—basic wage of Rs.700 and PSS of Rs.50 Productivity and attendance incentives excluded in agreement  An agreement was reached last...
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Tuesday, 29 January 2019

The plantation industry stakeholders yesterday signed the new wage agreement that will see the basic daily wage increase to Rs. 700. The agreement signing was done with the participation of Prime...
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Wednesday, 09 January 2019

I n discussing the evolution of the world of work in the modern era, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) which is facilitating businesses to produce goods and services more...
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Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Lalani is pleasant and courteous taking a pizza order from a young couple. Tech-savvy, she effortlessly operates the ‘tab’ in her hand and confirms the order with a smile. Thushan is oblivious to...
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Friday, 26 October 2018

 Planters say talks with unions at stalemate, insist on Rs. 940 all-inclusive wage hike or Rs. 46 per kilo with Rs. 600 as gratuityRs. 1,000 demanded by workers feasible only with...
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Thursday, 25 October 2018

The countdown has begun to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Labour Organization. With multiple events and commemorations planned, 2019 will be a year of global celebrations...
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Thursday, 11 October 2018

The 2018 edition of the annual symposium of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) will unfold this November under the banner ‘Shaping the Future of Work’. The symposium will comprise four...
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Wednesday, 03 October 2018

By Charumini de SilvaWith the current collective agreement on wages for the plantation workers lapsing this month, the Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) insisted that the existing model cannot...
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018

Strategically located in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is a ‘gateway’ to South Asian markets with a population of approximately 1.9 billion people. With a workforce of around 8.2 million, our...
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