Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation vs. Commissioner of Labour and Others – sllr 2012 volume 1 page 001

In the case between Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (Plaintiff) and the Commissioner of Labour and Others (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether engagement as a Motor Car Assessor on a job-by-job (piece rate) basis constitutes “covered employment” under the Employees Provident Fund Act No. 15 of 1958, and whether such work qualifies as a contract of service, entitling the assessor to EPF benefits. It was held that the assessor’s engagement satisfied the statutory definition of employment under the EPF Act, based on the degree of control exercised by the corporation and the integration of the assessor’s services into the business. The legal reasoning relied on the interpretation of relevant legislative provisions and judicial precedents, establishing that piece-rate remunera