Category: Uncategorized

Sri Lanka has quietly become one of the more capable, lower-noise offshore tech markets in Asia — smaller than India, more specialised than the Philippines, and priced well below UK or EU in-house hiring. This guide is a neutral look at what’s actually available: the size and shape of the talent pool, what roles really…

If you’re budgeting a Sri Lanka hire, the minimum wage itself is rarely the number that matters — most roles employers are actually filling (developers, support staff, finance, ops) sit well above it. But it’s still the statutory floor everything else is measured against, and it catches out foreign employers in two specific ways: assuming…

If you are hiring in Sri Lanka for the first time, tax is usually the part of the process that slows everyone down. Between APIT withholding on salaries, corporate income tax on the entity, and withholding tax on cross-border payments, it is easy to either overpay, underpay, or miss a filing deadline in the first…

If you’re an HR lead, mobility manager, or company director arranging a business trip to Sri Lanka — or bringing a foreign hire into the country — the advice available online won’t get you very far. Search “Sri Lanka business visa” and you’ll mostly find two things: foreign-government travel advisories written for tourists, and ETA…

Sri Lanka observes 26 public and bank holidays in 2026, including 13 Poya (full moon) days — one more than usual because of a rare double full moon in the same lunar cycle. For employers, this calendar isn’t just a list of days off. It determines payroll cut-offs, project deadlines, and — because Sri Lanka…

If you’re hiring in Sri Lanka, the first real decision isn’t about payroll software or job boards — it’s whether you need a legal entity at all. Register a private limited company and you gain full control, but you also take on registration paperwork, a resident company secretary, and ongoing statutory filings. Use an Employer…

A Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) is a company that provides HR, payroll, compliance and employment administration support through a co-employment arrangement. The client company usually retains its own legal entity and employees, while the PEO shares certain employer responsibilities and manages administrative functions. If you have been researching international hiring or workforce management solutions, you…

An Employer of Record (EOR) is a third-party organisation that legally employs workers on behalf of another company. The EOR handles payroll, tax withholding, employment contracts, statutory contributions and compliance responsibilities, while the client company retains control over the employee’s day-to-day work and management. If you have recently started researching international hiring, you have probably…

If you are hiring talent in Sri Lanka, one of the first decisions you will face is whether to engage someone as an employee or as an independent contractor. On the surface, the contractor route often looks faster and simpler. There is usually less administration, no local entity setup and fewer immediate employment obligations. A…

When international companies begin planning expansion into Sri Lanka, workforce budgeting usually starts with one question: “How much should we pay employees?” While salary benchmarking is important, many foreign employers quickly discover that salary alone does not represent the true cost of employment. The amount shown in an offer letter and the amount a business…