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4. Prohibition on reduction of wage and allowances

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

An employer shall not reduce the monthly wage of any worker in any industry or service, including any allowances payable under the National Minimum Wage of Workers Act,

No. 3 of 2016, the Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers

Act, No. 36 of 2005, or the Budgetary Relief Allowance of

Workers Act, No. 4 of 2016, in a manner that would negate the increase made to the national minimum wage by the amendments to the National Minimum Wage of Workers

Act, No. 3 of 2016 under this Act.