COLOMBO (News1st): An opposition lawmaker has criticized plans to extend the compulsory retirement age of employees, citing it as an effort to delay payments under a savings scheme in the country. Under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) – a social security scheme introduced in 1958 – males could withdraw their savings at the age of […]
Employee retirement age hiked to delay EPF payments : Harsha De Silva
Credit it to growing awareness, psychological studies, the pandemic and companies realizing the need to be more flexible in general: however you define it, bringing empathy into the workplace may be a new-era reality—and it has always been a necessity. If we want to create better products, more revenue, better teams, and happier employees, we […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy Ever since the Arayalaya protests in 2022 or even before it for long, the JVP used to demand ‘systems change’. So did the breakaway FSP, but there was/is no knowing if both of them meant one and the same. Then came the demand or suggestion for systems change from none other […]
An all-round domination led by Sunil Narine’s all-round performance, helped Kolkata Knight Riders register a thumping 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday and move to the top spot on the points table. KKR’s 235 for 6 was the first time any team had scored a total in excess of 200 at the Ekana […]
An all-round show by captain Kathryn Bryce helped Scotland Women make history as they qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup, beating Ireland in the first semi-final of the qualifiers on Sunday. Bryce first bagged 4 for 8 with the ball and followed that up with 35* with the bat, as Scotland restricted Ireland to […]
Punjab Kings showcased their very best and worst selves all in the course of about 45 minutes and in the end the bad outweighed the good as they lost to Chennai Super Kings by 28 runs. Sam Curran’s men had dominated proceedings right from the toss. A target of 168 should’ve been well within their […]
Actor Bernard Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died aged 79. He played Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Oscar-winning film and King Théoden in the Lord of the Rings. His breakout role was in 1982 BBC TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff, where he portrayed Yosser Hughes, […]
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