Liyanage and Others v. Commissioner of Labour and Others – sllr 2004 volume 2 page 023

In the case between Liyanage and Others (petitioners) and Commissioner of Labour and Others (respondents), the court addressed the validity of the Commissioner’s delegation of inquiry functions under the Termination of Employment (Special Provisions) Act, the requirement for the Commissioner to provide reasons when adopting an inquiry officer’s report, and the appropriate computation of compensation for terminated employees, including the interpretation of service continuity for those transitioning from employment under Carsons companies to KLM. It was held that the Commissioner’s power to delegate inquiries was proper, and the Act does not mandate separate reasons if the Commissioner concurs with the report submitted by the delegated officer. The continuity of service was confined to dire