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LKA-1990-M-37413
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Title_of_text
Model Employment Contract - Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sri Lanka
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1990
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Regulates the conditions of an employment contract (excluding domestic workers). The employer is required to pay the travel expenses (by air) of the employee upon taking up service. He must also pay the return fare upon expiration of the contract, upon termination of the Contract by the employer without just cause, if the employee is unable to continue work due to sickness or accident, in case of force majeure and when the contract is terminated through no fault of the employee. The employee is also entitled to free food, accommodation, and emergency medical care. The employer is required to assist the employee in the remittance of his monthly salary to Sri Lanka. Regulates the conditions of terminating the contract on both sides. On certain conditions the employee is entitled to an end of service indemnity. An employee may terminate the contract without notice in case of inhuman treatment.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1985-08-28 (LKA-1985-R-37392)
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Regulations
Related text(s)
1985-08-28 (LKA-1985-R-37392)
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Regulations
Serial region
Serial title
Separata
Page range
4 pp.