How can they work from home when the CEB cuts the power?

With the Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) imposing power cuts lasting up to 13 hours a day, the power sector regulator-Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL)--proposed a Work From Home (WFH) system for public sector employees this week, until the present fuel shortage for power plants is sorted out.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa soon issued instructions for staff at his office and all ministries under his purview to work from home while Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa did the same for his ministry.

But the instructions left staff in a dilemma. Many were facing extended power cuts at home, some lasting even longer than the scheduled hours. The PUCSL’s request and the instructions from the two Rajapaksas seem to negate the purpose when one could not work from home due to the power cuts.