900,000 government employees use the mobile phone for 2 hours during working hours

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Saturday, 16 January 2016 - 19:40

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Government trade union federation states that 60 percent of the government employees use the mobile phone for more than 2 hours per day during working hours.

Per month these employees waste 40 working hours while being on the phone.

The federation has also notified the President, Prime Minster and the subject minister regarding the situation.

The secretary of the federation Ajith Thilakarathna requests the relevant authorities to issue a strict guideline when using mobile phones within government institutions.

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