Government has decided to amend the existing labour laws to remove legal restrictions for employing women workers after 10pm to suit the current requirements of companies doing online work for overseas markets.
Many business institutions such as Knowledge Process Outsourcing institutions, Business Process Outsourcing institutions, Back Office and ICT enabling Services have emerged in the country around major cities.
According to the nature of those institutions, the employees working there have to work according to the time of other countries. However, according to the law, women can be employed after 6:00 PM only in a limited number of employments.
Therefore, it has been identified that the existing restrictive legal provisions on night work of women should be amended. Accordingly, the cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment to take necessary steps to amend the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act No.19 of 1954.
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