QEG Lanka Private Limited v. Commissioner General of Labour et al. – 80/2015-2016

In the case between QEG Lanka Private Limited and the Commissioner General of Labour (with Noel Willem Roets as an affected party), the court addressed whether orders requiring QEG Lanka Private Limited to pay salary arrears to Noel Willem Roets were lawful, focusing on the existence of an employer–employee relationship and the adherence to natural justice in the Labour Department’s proceedings. The holding confirmed that substantive evidence established QEG Lanka Private Limited as the employer under the relevant contract, with procedural fairness maintained throughout the inquiry and appeal process. This decision reaffirmed the principle that employer liability for statutory salary entitlements is determined by the clear terms of employment contracts and the fair conduct of administrativ