Problems and solutions in the workplace
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Wedapole Getalu
Saha Wisandum
Author: Francis
Weerapperuma
Publisher: S Godage and
Brothers
Pages : 96
Price : Rs 300
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A few years ago the popular slogan was "The Private Sector is the
livewire of national economy. There was much encouragement given by the
State to the private sector to flourish and benefits of the returns
helped to maintain economic balance. The opportunities were plenty for
those desired to utilize and it was an open door for both the well
educated and the not so educated to find employment.
While the majority wish to think that period of prosperity yet
continues despite set backs in the past few decades, the reality seems
to be quite the opposite. One opinion is that, that period of prosperity
now has gone to the oblivion and the threat of closing down many of the
private sector business institutions, work places and companies looming
large. Those under the threat of being close down attribute it, to the
crisis situation
created by world economic recession and the inability of the banks to
support them. In this background there is good reading material useful
is found in a new book to be released shortly which helps to maintain
cordial relationship in the work place, facing variety of threats to
employment. The book titled Wedapole Getalu Saha Wisandum is Francis
Weerapperuma's third book dealing with issues pertaining to employment,
employer and employee. The book consists of a series of articles he
wrote to the 144 year old Gnanartha Pradeepaya, the oldest weekly
newspaper in the country.
The previous books Obata Balapana Kamkaru Neethi and Kamkaru USAVIYA
were claimed as useful tools in the hands of the lawyers, students of
law ,the employers, employees and the labour unions. In their forwards
to the two respective books mentioned above, the former Chief Justices
G. P. S. de Silva and Sarath N Silva paid tribute to the work as filling
a vacuum exited for many years to explain in Sinhala the finer points of
law dealing with this very vital area. Francis Weerapperuma, author and
journalist using his writing skills, authored the three books based on a
wealth of experience he had collected serving as a President of Labour
Tribunal, Assistant Commissioner of Labour and as a practicing lawyer
well over three decades.
In her forward to the present book Wedapole Getalu Saha Wisandum
Nirmala
Perera, Senior Lecturer, Law Faculty, Colombo University, states: "In
any country of the world, economic prosperity could be obtained to the
extent, the work place is able to run smoothly maintaining cordial
relationship among the employers and employees. This becomes possible if
and when both the employers and employees, understand, grasp and
assimilate the spirit of the content of the Law of Contract which
specifically stress on the aspects of duties and rights of both
parties."
The efforts made by the author of this book dealing with six basic
areas of vital importance, help both parties to fulfill this social
obligation rest in them, and the author deserves appreciation, for
underscoring and placing emphasis that aspect likely to ignore by both
parties . His language is lucid, simple and matters dealt with are so
timely help one to enhance and to widen one's knowledge".
In his forward, the author highlights the reasons that led him to
write a series of articles and points to the fact that a host of variety
of reasons are there to threaten the safety of employment. Sudden
closure of workplaces, Restructuring, Peoplisation or Privatisation and
the world economic recession are some of them that need to be focused
our attention in the contemporary society.
- Korale |
