Today, we're going to be talking about the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act No 19 of 1954. Labour Law in Sri Lanka encompasses all the rules an employer must follow when or after hiring employees.The proposed new 'Employment Act' The Labor laws of Sri Lanka being promulgated over the years to meet the evolving needs of industrial relations. Every person employed in or about the business of any shop or office shall, in respect of each week, be allowed one whole day and one half-holiday. Employees' (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act No. 19 of 1954. Moreover, many labor regulations were suspended in the investment promotion zones. Unlike, the Wages Boards Ordinance, this. Administratively, the application of overtime rules are relaxed In the case of other persons holding similar posts in the private sector. (h) lay down procedures for the receipt and distribution of requests from employers outside Sri Lanka for services of Sri Lankans, among licensees;. (a) to shops or to offices in such area or areas, as may be specified in the Order, or.