02nd Monday is not a government holiday

This year the May Day  had fallen on a Sunday.Hence the usual May Day holiday has been deprived  to many.The secretary to the ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs J Dadallage had announced via a media release that the 02nd Monday will not be a holiday for the government servants in lieu of the May Day falling on a Sunday.

It is reported that several factions had approached the related authorities of the ministry of Labour and Trade unions to make the Monday the 02nd instant a holiday for the private sector employees.It is learned that certain employers had made the 02nd Monday a holiday but for others it is a normal working day.