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The Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill has been passed in Parliament. 71 voted for and 21 against the Bill. Joining in the debate, Minister Gamini Lokuge said that those who serve in many institutions have various EPF numbers. As such they proposed to use the National Identity Card
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The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) amendment bill was passed in parliament, 71 voted for and 12 against the bill
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament today with a majority of 59 votes. 71 MPs voted in favor of the amendment bill while 12 voted against it.
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Amendment Bill was presented in Parliament a short while ago by the Leader of the House Nimal Siripala De Silva. The debate over the bill has commenced.
The controversial Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Amendment Bill will be presented in Parliament at 1pm today. Minister of Labour and Labour Relations Gamini Lokuge today said the government had removed the two clauses in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) (Amendment) Bill which provides
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‘A ruler with a depleted treasury eats into the very vitality of the citizens and the country. A ruler, who impoverishes his own people or angers them by unjust exactions will also lose their loyalty Impoverishment, greed and dissatisfaction are engendered among the subjects, when the ruler among other things (i) fails to give what ought ...
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Jan 15, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) and Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) have expressed concerns over the proposed amendments to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Act.
Srilankamirror - UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva says the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) would be summoned before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in parliament to explain its accounts. He told Sri Lanka Mirror that the EPF has failed to submit the audited reports for 2010
- Govt. once again trying to swindle EPF monies says TU (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. misusing EPF monies for its development work says UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF monies in four private banks (Category: Breaking News)
- SLTB not paid EPF says union (Category: Breaking News)
Last week there were more stories making the rounds on contemplated decisions made outside the cabinet meeting than decisions made inside. Of course, the usual briefing on cabinet decisions were spelled out, Thursday afternoon. For a regime that still wants to boast it has popular support, comparing itself to an opposition fractured and quarrelling red and green, it is ...
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Jan 09, Colombo: Sri Lankas main opposition United National Party (UNP) has called on the government to submit the audit reports of the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) to parliament.
The UNP yesterday demanded that the annual accounts of the Employment Provident Fund for 2010 be imm..
By Padmini MatarageThe government has been contemplating introducing the amended Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Act in parliament on January 18, sources say. However, due to unprecedented opposition from trade unions, political parties and civil society, the government has decided to rethink
Jan 06, Colombo: The main opposition of Sri Lanka United National Party (UNP) has called on the government to postpone the presentation of amendments to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Act.
Jan 06, Colombo: Labor Minister of Sri Lanka Gamini Lokuge says the proposed amendment to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Acts to empower the Labor Commissioner to set up a private sector pension scheme for workers not covered by the EPF, has been removed.
The United National Party (UNP) said today the proposed amendments to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Act had several loopholes and would enable the government to obtain monies from the...
The United National Party says it has no intention of opposing all Government programmes. UNP Parliamentarian Harsha de Silva however called on the Government not to table the Employment Provident Fund Bill in Parliament.Addressing the media at the Opposition Leader’s Office, he said that the media conference was summoned to intimate to the Government to ...
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Srilankamirror - The Inter Company Employees’ Union (ICEU) says the government is trying once again to swindle monies in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF). The Union notes that the government has found a new way to take the EPF monies after the first attempt by the government
- Unions ask for discussion on EPF Act amendments (Category: Breaking News)
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- Govt. misusing EPF monies for its development work says UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF monies in four private banks (Category: Breaking News)
Jan 04, Colombo: Private sector trade unions in Sri Lanka say the government is trying once again to swindle monies in the retirement fund of the private employees, the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF).
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka’s Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank’s National Long-Term rating at ‘BBB+(lka)’. The “Outlook” Fitch says is Stable. At the same time, the agency has affirmed the bank’s outstanding senior unsecured redeemable debentures at ‘BBB+(lka)’. The ratings reflect HDFC’s demonstrated ability to contain interest rate risk b...
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), he said there are various issues with regard to the investment of the EPF money in the share market and the d...
- EPF to be summoned before PAC (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. once again trying to swindle EPF monies says TU (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. misusing EPF monies for its development work says UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF monies in four private banks (Category: Breaking News)
Srilankamirror - The Inter Company Employees' Union (ICEU) has called on the government to present the proposed amendments to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Act to the National Labor Advisory Council (NLAC) for discussion and approval by all stakeholders. The ICEU
- Govt. once again trying to swindle EPF monies says TU (Category: Breaking News)
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Dec 18, Colombo: Trade unions affiliated to the private sector in Sri Lanka say that the proposed amendments to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Act have not been presented to the National Labor Advisory Council (NLAC) for discussion and approval by all stakeholders.
TUs Call For Amendments To Be Discussed At NLAC By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The government says that the proposed amendments to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Act would be presented to parliament early next year. Labor Minister Gamini Lokuge told The Sunday Leader that the amendments
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- Two bills on amendments to LG polls in P’ment next month (Category: Business)
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Dec 16, Colombo: Labor Minister of Sri Lanka Gamini Lokuge says the government would present amendments to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Act to parliament next year.
Srilankamirror - Deputy Finance Minister Geetanjana Gunawardena says that monies in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) have been deposited in several private banks. He has told parliament that EPF monies have not been used to buy shares of any private banks. He has noted that monies
- Govt. once again trying to swindle EPF monies says TU (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. misusing EPF monies for its development work says UNP (Category: Breaking News)
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Dec 03, Colombo: Deputy Finance Minister of Sri Lanka Gethanjana Gunawardena says that monies in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the retirement fund of Sri Lankan workers, have been invested in several private banks.
IMPRUDENT INVESTMENTS CITED By Jayantha Sri NissankaTrade unions charge that the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has incurred a loss of Rs1000 million investing in the stock market, and through two transactions that took place recently.Inter Company Employees Union Secretary, Janaka Adikara
Debate on the the 2nd complete UPFA budget since the conclusion of the war in 2009 May, is now on both within the parliament and without. Heavy weights both critical and positive about this budget, have access to media. The debate is about urban middle class life and the Western Province economy. Not much is ...
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- 2012 Budget on 21 Nov. (Category: Business)
- Appropriation Bill tabled in P’ment; 2012 maximum borrowing at Rs. 1.15 t (Category: Business)
Nov 17, Colombo: Private sector trade unions in Sri Lanka have commenced a campaign to create awareness among the public on the alleged misuse of the retirement fund of the country's workforce, Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) monies by the government.
By: R. M. B. Senanayake The EPF has defended their investments in the stock market. But it has missed the point of the criticism leveled by the public. No one is opposing the EPF investing in the stock market. But the EPF should not gamble with the workers money for they are trustees
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- EPF reiterates that it has followed Investment Policy Guidelines (Category: Breaking News)
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