Confusion over retirement age View(s): The National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC), a tripartite body, is meeting next week to discuss with stakeholders a host of matters including the recent budget proposal to alter the age of retirement, a proposal that has caused a lot of confusion and anxiety and raised questions as to whether the government wants to dip into the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for state spending. Labour Ministry Secretary M.P.D.U.K. Mapa Pathirana said several matters would be taken up at the NLAC’s monthly meeting. “We will be discussing many issues including the budget proposal on the retirement age. We want the views of all stakeholders on this proposal,” he told the Business Times. The NLAC represents the workers (through trade unions), the employers (via the Employers Federation of Ceylon-EFC) and the government (Ministry of Labour).