Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union secretary Anton Marcus said that the attempt of some employers of the private sector to cut the October salary of the employees was illegal.
Marcus said that he had received complaints from the employees that some companies had decided to pay either Rs. 14,500 or the half-month salary if it was higher than Rs. 14,500. The decision is based on the tripartite agreement reached among the government, employers and the employees' unions.
Marcus said that the present move is based on the confusion created by cabinet co-spokesman Udaya Gammanpila who said on October 27 that the cabinet had decided to extend the tripartite agreement until December.
The trade union leader emphasized that the tripartite task force met on October 12 and decided to extend this agreement only regarding the tourist sector. Other sectors like free trade zone companies are not bound by this agreement. Therefore, the employers must pay the full salary to the workers in case they have asked the employees not to report to work due to curfew, Marcus said.
If any company wants to pay salaries according to the tripartite agreement, they have to obtain the written permission of the Labour Commissioner-General, Anton Marcus says.
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