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Work
Minimum wages, allowances, retirement age, and settling disputes at work. Start with what's going on, or go straight to the law.
Feedback & support01 — Start with what's going on
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02 — The laws that matter
The laws that matter
- National Minimum Wage of Workers Act 2016Payment of a national minimum wage by employers to workers
- Minimum Retirement Age of Workers Act 2021The minimum age at which an employer may retire a worker
- Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Act 2016Payment of a budgetary relief allowance by employers to workers
- Industrial Disputes (Special Provisions) Act 2022Lets labour tribunals hear enforcement cases under specified laws
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Act 2009An institute for occupational safety and health standards at work
- Shrama Vasana Fund Act 1998Sets up a fund to pay for the welfare of employees
- Allowances to Plantation Workers Act 1981Payment of allowances to plantation workers
03 — Recent judgments
What courts decided
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Judgments at the Supreme CourtWant someone to look at your situation?
These organisations can help, or tell you where to go next. We read each one’s own site and checked what it says about itself. They are not part of this site.
- Department of Labour (Visit site)
Its site covers the Employees’ Provident Fund, salary, wages and leave, and occupational safety and health, and finds your nearest labour office.
Cost not stated on its site · labourdept.gov.lk · Checked 13 Oct 2026
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