Ten Rights as an Employee The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, there are approximately 30 Acts of Parliament which are applicable to employees regulating everything from work hours. This article is based on those rights Those rights are mainly applicable to permanent employees of private companies. 1. Employee contract of employment is not like a normal contract An employer- employee relationship can be created even without an employment contract. Although most clauses in a contract of employment have no effect in law, employees have their rights. Eg: Although the termination clause in most employment contracts which states that, an employer can give notice and terminate employee, an employer cannot just give notice and terminate the employee. 2. Continuously renewed contract employees are permanent employees The trends in Employment Law in Sri Lanka suggest that an employee working under a contract of employment given for a specific period (such a...