Thursday, January 12, 2012
Trade Unions attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Water Supply and Drainage Board have warned that they will resort to trade union action if the government goes ahead with a cabinet decision to implement an 18% increase to the basic salary.
Trade Unions attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Water Supply and Drainage Board have warned that they will resort to trade union action if the government goes ahead with a cabinet decision to implement an 18% increase to the basic salary.General Secretary of the Lanka Electricity Board Employees’ Union Ranjan Jayalal told The Sunday Leader that the unions had been demanding a 45 percent wage hike and if the government gazettes the proposed 18 percent wage hike then they will launch a protest.
Jayalal says the government last gave a salary increase to CEB employees in 2009 and another is due for 2012 to 2015.
However instead of giving the 45% salary increase (15% for each year) the government is hoping to give only a 5% increase per year which means employees would get only 18% for the three years.
