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Reiterates commitment to providing a sustainable future for every plantation worker New proposal ensures worker earnings significantly exceed Rs.1000 a day Urges that all stakeholders prioritise the financial sustainability of the entire plantation industry In a meeting today (15) between the Minster of Labour Nimal Siripala de Silva and the Chairmen of all Sri Lankan...
Taking a cue from the success of the smallholder sector, Sri Lanka’s Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) handed over fresh proposals aimed at radically increasing worker earnings during a recently concluded meeting with the Minister of Labour and Trade Unions leaders. The newly introduced proposal provides for a hybrid between the daily wage model and the productivity-linked earning systems implemented with great success in the smallholder sector. Adding a productivity based component will ensure that worker earnings are expanded, and workers have more flexibility and control over their mo...
RPCs submit radical new proposal aimed at transforming earnings in the plantation sector December, 23, 2020 Taking a cue from the success of the smallholder sector, Sri Lanka’s Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) handed over fresh proposals aimed at radically expanding worker earnings during a recently concluded meeting with the Minister of Labour and Trade Unions leaders. The newly introduced proposal provides for a hybrid between the daily wage model and the productivity-linked earning systems implemented with great success in the smallholder sector. Adding a productivity based component...
Thursday, 24 December 2020 00:16 - Plantation companies propose hybrid between daily wage and productivity-linked earnings Insist on need for output incentives with 3 days of daily wages and 3 based on productivity Says proposal will give daily wage of Rs. 1,000-1,025 at a minimum Taking a cue from the success of the smallholder sector, Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) have handed over fresh proposals aimed at radically expanding worker earnings during a recently-concluded meeting with the Minister of Labour and Trade Union leaders, the organisation said in a statemen...