S.B. Perera v. Standard Chartered Bank and Others – sllr 1995 volume 1 page 073

In the case between S. B. Perera (appellant) and Standard Chartered Bank and others (respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the appellant’s resignation and consequent cessation of employment extinguished an industrial dispute for the purpose of claiming retirement benefits under the Industrial Disputes Act. It was held that the industrial dispute survived the resignation, as the dispute had arisen during the period when the employment contract was in force, and thus the arbitrator’s award in favor of the appellant remained binding. The principle established was that an employment dispute initiated during the subsistence of the employment relationship may proceed to resolution under statutory mechanisms, even after the formal end of the employment. This decision relied on th