Description :

This publication contains decisions in respect of minimum wages, holidays, leave, overtime rates and other conditions of the Wages Boards applicable to the Plantation Sector.

Content :

I. Wages Boards – General Provisions
(a) Normal Working Day
(b) Time Rate & Piece Rate
(c) Waiting for Work
(d) Work done under arrangement
(e) Wages and Salaries
(f) Payment on Termination of Employment
(g) Deductions
(h) Worker performing two or more classes of work
(i) Non-able-bodied Workers


II. Annual Holidays
(a) General
(b) Holidays are compulsory
(c) Worker’s death before taking holidays
(d) When a change of employer occurs
(e) Qualifying years
(f) Calculation of annual holiday entitlement
(g) Termination of employment and calculation of annual holiday entitlement on a proportionate basis
(h) Aggregate holidays on termination of services
(i) Computation of “days worked”


III. Leave
(a) Sick and Casual Leave
(b) Poya Day


IV. Description of workers covered by Decisions of Wages Boards
(a) Relevant Wages Boards
(b) Building Trade
(c) Engineering Trade
(d) Motor Transport Trade
(e) Tea Growing & Manufacturing Trade
(f) Rubber Growing & Manufacturing Trade
(g) Coconut Growing Trade
(h) Cocoa, Cardamom & Pepper Growing & Manufacturing Trade
(i) Cinnamon Trade


V. Minimum Wage Rates
(a) General
(b) Basic Rates
i. Building Trade
ii. Engineering Trade
iii. Motor Transport Trade
iv. Tea Growing & Manufacturing Trade
v. Rubber Growing & Manufacturing Trade
vi. Plantation Workers Wage Collective Agreement No.35 of 2016
vii. Coconut Growing Table
viii. Cocoa, Cardamom & Pepper Growing & Manufacturing Trade
ix. Cinnamon Trade


VI. Working Hours, Overtime, Weekly Holidays, Annual Holidays & Public Holidays
(a) Building Trade
i. Definition of a Normal Working Day (Working Hours)
ii. Overtime Rate
iii. Weekly Holidays
iv. Annual Holidays
v. Public Holidays


(b) Motor Transport Trade
i. Definition of a Normal Working Day (Working Hours)
ii. Overtime Rate
iii. Weekly Holidays
iv. Annual Holidays
v. Public Holidays


(c) Engineering Trade
i. Definition of a Normal Working Day (Working Hours)
ii. Definition of a normal working week
iii. Overtime Rate
iv. Weekly Holidays
v. Annual Holidays
vi. Public Holidays


(d) Coconut Growing Trade
i. Definition of a Normal Working Day (Working Hours)
ii. Overtime Rate
iii. Weekly Holidays
iv. Annual Holidays
v. Public Holidays


(e) Cocoa, Cardamom and Pepper Growing & Manufacturing Trade
i. Definition of a Normal Working Day (Working Hours)
ii. Overtime Rates
iii. Weekly Holidays
iv. Annual Holidays
v. Public Holidays


(f) Tea Growing and Manufacturing Trade
i. Definition of a Normal Working Day (Working Hours)
ii. Overtime Rates
iii. Weekly Holidays
iv. Annual Holidays
v. Public Holidays


(g) Rubber Growing and Manufacturing Trade
i. Definition of a Normal Working Day (Working Hours)
ii. Overtime Rates
iii. Weekly Holidays
iv. Annual Holidays
v. Public Holidays


(h) Cinnamon Trade
i. Definition of a Normal Working Day (Working Hours)
ii. Overtime Rates


VII. Records
(a) Workers covered by Decisions of Wages Boards
(b) Other Workers
(c) Preservation of Records


VIII. Notices


IX. Returns