Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- The National Chamber of Exporters (NCE), the private sector body serving the export sector hopes to see labour law reforms in the 2025 Budget to create a flexible environment for export businesses.

The Chamber expects the Shop and Office Act to be amended to allow flexible holiday scheduling, increasing the overtime limit for female workers and establishing a Government-funded maternity benefit scheme to support female-worker participation.

"These reforms aim to modernise labour laws to align with the needs of the export industry, improving operational efficiency while supporting employee welfare," the Chamber said.

It also would like to see a reduction in the economic burden placed on the public sector workforce....