SLRC employees not a happy lot

Employees of the state-run Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) were left frustrated after the corporation failed to pay their September salaries on the usual date of September 24.

The SLRC is currently undergoing a severe cash crunch and Chairman Reginald Cooray had to work hard to find the Rs 80 million needed to pay the monthly salary of his staff.

Officials were eventually able to secure a Rs 60 million overdraft from a State bank, paving the way for the salaries to be paid on September 27.

SLRC employees are also said to be unhappy regarding the way the corporation lost the lucrative rights to broadcast the T20 Cricket World Cup due to be held in the UAE and Oman. The rights to broadcast cricket world cups have usually been won by SLRC, but a private television channel secured the rights to the tournament’s 2021 edition, leading to speculation among SLRC employees that their corporation may have quoted a price that was too high.