Labour Ministry to raise private sector minimum salary to Rs. 27,000

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Colombo, March 2 (Daily Mirror) - The Labour Ministry has announced plans to amend the law to raise the monthly minimum salary for private sector employees to Rs. 27,000.

Currently, the minimum wage stands at Rs. 21,000.

Ministry Secretary S.M. Piyatissa said that the proposed amendments will be referred to the Cabinet before being submitted to Parliament in May.

This salary increase aligns with this year's budget proposal. Furthermore, the minimum salary is set to rise again next year, reaching Rs. 30,000.

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Naushad Farouque Samoon Wednesday, 02 April 2025 12:00 PM

Well Done Again NPP! Yes we must set a proper yardstick for Individuals to have a basic lifestyle to survive in our country Ceylon ??? Keep up the good work Thank you

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Pubudu Jagoda Wednesday, 02 April 2025 01:10 PM

Minimum basic salary for private sector should be 40,000. This is in line with daily wage of 1700 for estate labour.

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R Navaratnam Wednesday, 02 April 2025 07:13 PM

Government shall not interfere with private sector; instead the government should pass legislation for minimum wages.

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Rosy Thomas Thursday, 03 April 2025 06:33 AM

That's huge! It will soar real estate prices now

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Sambo Thursday, 03 April 2025 08:04 AM

It is the cooprate sector that brings in a major revenue to the country but every government only looks into the woos of the government servant who hardly does any work.

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