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 Date: 2025-11-13   Answered 

1434/2025: NON-PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO EPF BY EMPLOYERS: ISSUANCE OF NOTICES OF SURCHARGE

Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga,— To ask the Minister of Labour,— (1)

(a) Will he inform this House —

(i) whether the Department of Labour has taken steps to notify employers regarding the non-payment of contributions to the Employees’ Provident Fund since October 2024;

(ii) of the time period for which notices of surcharges for non-payment of contributions to the Employees’ Provident Fund have been issued;

(iii) if the collection of surcharges has been delayed for an extended period, of the reasons for such delay; and

(iv) whether steps have been taken to provide relief to enterprises affected by the 2019 Easter attack, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022 economic crisis when imposing surcharges?

(b) If not, why?

Asked Date

2025-11-13

Asked by

Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga, M.P.

Ministry

Labour

Legislature

Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Session

First Session

Question History

Answer

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Answered Date

2025-11-13

Answered by

Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, M.P.





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