Wages Board Chairman H. K. K. A. Jayasundara issued a Gazette notification to increase the daily wage of Plantation workers to Rs.1,700. According to the notification, the daily wage for tea plantation workers will be increased to Rs.1,350,
which should be paid after deducting contributions to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF).
The Gazette further stipulates that an additional payment of Rs.350 should be made as a productivity-based incentive.
It also mentions that the daily wage for rubber plantation workers should be raised to Rs.1,700. The Wages Board Chairman has requested that any objections to these proposals, along with the reasons for such objections, be submitted to him before 12 noon of August 28.
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