| dc.description.abstract | Impact of Covid-19 on labour rights and national economy has become a prominent issue at present. Therefore, this research aims at finding out whether there are sufficient laws to secure labour rights in such unforeseeable situations. The effect of the lock down in the country due to the pandemic has caused the demand shock, supply shock and financial shock to occur at the same time which has adversely affected the national economy. The research problem is whether the prevailing labour legislations are adequate to address the issues arising out of unexpected situations, specifically due to Covid-19 while contributing to the national economy. The objectives of this research are to identify the impact of Covid-19 to the national economy and labour rights, identify whether the Sri Lankan labour laws are sufficient to address such issues and to propose necessary amendments to the existing legal regime to fill the gaps. The methodology of this researchisacombinationofBlack-Letter methodologyandComparativeResearch MethodologywiththeUnitedKingdom. Moreover,thisresearchwould employ a qualitative analysis of primary data including the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka, the Industrial Disputes Act No. 43 of 1950, Wages Boards OrdinanceNo.27of1941,Termination of Employment of Workmen Act No.45 of 1971, Employees’ Provident Fund Act No.15 of 1958, Employees’ Trust Fund Act No.46 of 1980 and the Gratuity Act No.12 of 1983 and secondary data including journal articles and web articles. Finally, the research concludes with a view that the existing industrial laws are insufficient to address unforeseeable situations in a way which would contribute to national economy and to the national growth. | en_US |
