COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's government has defended a top diplomat ordered by an Australian court to pay over US$360,000 in back wages to her former housekeeper held in Canberra under "slavery-typ
Sri Lanka 's government has defended a top diplomat ordered by an Australia n court to pay over US$360,000 in back wages to her former housekeeper held in Canberra under"slavery-type conditions".
Arunatilaka had previously been Colombo's Deputy High Commissioner in Canberra for three years, up until 2018. Australian media reports said the court ordered Arunatilaka to pay more than A$540,000 in back wages and interest to Priyanka Danaratna. She was not given unpaid breaks, not paid overtime or penalty rates, and was not paid regularly or issued payslips.The court was told that Danaratna was paid a total of A$11,212 for three years of work, while the national minimum wage for a 38-hour week was A$656.90.
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