Special leave during Ramazan
Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower, Athauda Seneviratne has
taken a decision to allow the special leave facility offered to the
Muslim employees of the Government Sector to pursue religious
observances, during the Ramzan period to Muslim employees of the private
sector as well.
Employees of the private sector are kindly requested to adopt the
following guidelines below.
Work shifts and special leave periods may be arranged to enable
Muslim employees to perform their prayers and religious observances
whenever possible.
The Minister has also made the directive to pay festival salary
advances 14 days prior to the expiry of the Ramazan period to the
eligible Muslim employees.
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Ramazan period - 21st August to 21st September 2009
Daily Prayer times - 03.30 a.m. to 06.00 a.m.
- 03.15 p.m. to 04.15 p.m.
- 06.00 p.m. to 07.00 p.m.
- 07.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
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