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How Expense Limits and Categories Improve Financial Control in Small Businesses
As SMEs grow, employee expenses can quietly spiral out of control. A few extra travel reimbursements here, a couple of meal claims…
The Humanised blog
Notes on hiring, payroll, and the working week in Sri Lanka.
How small teams build healthier workplaces — practical guides, candid takes, and the occasional rant.
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Are Employee Expense Reimbursements Taxable in SL?
A receipted business expense paid back to an employee is not taxable pay. A flat allowance usually is. The test, common claims…
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Allowance or Reimbursement? Payslip and EPF Rules
An allowance attracts EPF and APIT; a receipted reimbursement does not. The test, comparison table and how to fix a round-sum allowance…
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Staff Turnover and Absenteeism: How to Calculate
Turnover rate: leavers divided by average headcount, times 100. Absenteeism: days lost divided by days available. Formulas and a worked example here.
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Final Settlement in Sri Lanka: What to Pay a Leaver
On a leaver's last day pay salary to that day, any leave due, gratuity within 30 days if eligible, and final EPF…
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How HR Software Supports Role-Based Access and Data Privacy for Employee Information
As SMEs expand in size, managing employee data securely becomes just as important as managing it efficiently. From payroll details to contracts…
- Payroll
PDPA and HR Records: What Sri Lankan Employers Owe
The Personal Data Protection Act covers employee and payroll records. What is in force since March 2025, and what it asks of…
- Payroll
ETF Offices in Sri Lanka: Addresses and Contacts
Head office plus 19 regional ETF offices listed by the ETF Board on 20 September 2026: addresses, phone numbers and office responsibilities.
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Nursing Intervals at Work: Sri Lankan Employer Rules
New mothers get two paid nursing intervals in any 9-hour day until the child turns one: 30 minutes each with a crèche,…
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Leave During Probation in Sri Lanka: What Applies
Probation does not suspend statutory leave in Sri Lanka. Casual leave builds up per 2 months; annual leave is earned in year…
