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Tag: essential service

Railway strike called off Railways, Health, Education to be closed services
LOCALMain Story

Railway strike called off Railways, Health, Education to be closed services

By Rathindra Kuruwita and Shaahidah Riza In a bid to resolve continuous contentious salary issues in the Railways, Health and…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/12/2017
Railways Dept says urges employees to return to work
LOCAL

Railways Dept says urges employees to return to work

The Department of Railways says as railway services have been gazetted as an essential service, all employees should report to…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/12/2017
Railways strike: Continued strike cause over 12 Million daily loss to the state
LOCALMain Story

Railways strike: Continued strike cause over 12 Million daily loss to the state

The Railways trade union is continuing their strike, despite a Gazette notification which declared railways as an essential service. According…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/12/201711/12/2017
Transport Ministry To Recruit New Staff To CGR
LOCALTOP STORY

Transport Ministry To Recruit New Staff To CGR

Sri Lanka Railways says that leave of all employees have been cancelled after railway service was declared as an essential…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/12/201710/12/2017
Railway employees who do not return considered to have vacated posts
LOCAL

Railway employees who do not return considered to have vacated posts

Minister of Transport, Nimal Siripala de Silva says that since a gazette has been issued making railway services an essential…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/2017
President Sirisena signs gazette notification making railway services an “essential service”
LOCAL

President Sirisena signs gazette notification making railway services an “essential service”

Maithripala Sirisena has signed a gazette notification making the railway service an essential service with immediate effect. Secretary to the…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/201709/12/2017

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