The Department of Labour has no immediate plans to provide compensation for employees of the private sector who were laid off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, despite initiating a survey last week regarding the loss of employment during this period.
Speaking to The Morning, Commissioner General of Labour Prabath Chandrakeerthi said that there are no immediate plans of providing compensation and that a decision on whether compensation would be given would be reached in the future, depending on the results of the survey.
“We have currently issued a notice to the public, asking them to register with us if they have suffered job losses due to the pandemic,” said Chandrakeerthi.
The public notice requests those who were in the private sector and faced a loss of employment due to the pandemic to send their details to the Department before 1 April.
As of January 2021, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) recorded an “unprecedented” loss in global employment, amounting to nearly 114 million jobs in 2020. Meanwhile, the World Bank noted that about 70% of Sri Lanka’s workforce, which lies in the informal sector, was particularly vulnerable to job losses during the pandemic, especially those in the apparel sector.
Survey on private sector job losses: No immediate compensation for layoffs
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Survey on private sector job losses: No immediate compensation for layoffs
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