Sri Lanka’s private sector establishments affected by the COVID-19 crisis have been directed to submit a self assessment on the impact of the ongoing pandemic on the sustenance of institutions and employees.
Labour Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has directed the Commissioner General of Labour A. Wimalaweera to submit a report on the present status including financial and market share losses of those private companies.
He issued this directive at a recent meeting convened to discuss issues of employees affected by the coronavirus as it was revealed that no such updated data was available at the Labour Department, informed sources said.
In a rapidly changing economic situation, accurate and timely data is essential to assess the real-time impacts of COVID-19 on employment and businesses.
This information will be used to provide effective, targeted and well-designed responses by the government including necessary financial and other relief to affected private sector establishments, a senior Labour Ministry official sad..
The Labour Department is now conducting an e-survey on private sector establishments affected due to COVID-19 and had requested companies to complete the relevant questionnaire and submit it through website www.labourdept.gov.lk on or before May 3 (today).
The e-survey has asked employers about the extent of the impact on the business since the onset of COVID-19, including if and how the business is being continued.
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