Gratuity Calculator Sri Lanka (Payment of Gratuity Act)
Calculate gratuity in Sri Lanka: half a month's last salary for each completed year of service, after 5 years with an employer of 15 or more staff.
Gratuity must be paid within 30 days after the end of employment. Employers can pay more under the contract; the tax on terminal benefits is not included.
What it does
Under Sri Lanka's Payment of Gratuity Act No. 12 of 1983, an employee who leaves after at least 5 years of continuous service with an employer of 15 or more workers, for any reason, receives a gratuity of half a month's salary or wage for each completed year of service, based on the last salary drawn. Daily or piece-rated workers get 14 days' wages per year.
How to use it
- Type the last monthly salary, or the daily wage.
- Type the completed years of service.
- Read the gratuity and the amount per year.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much gratuity after 8 years on Rs. 120,000?
Half a month is Rs. 60,000, so 8 years give Rs. 480,000.
Do I get gratuity after 4 years?
Not under the Act: it requires 5 completed years.
And for a daily-paid worker?
14 days' wages per year: on Rs. 2,000 a day, 6 years give Rs. 168,000.
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