Mekala is the nanny for Mr. and Mrs. Perera who takes care of their children and helps clean the

house. Mrs. Perera has promised Mekala Rs. 200 per hour. Mekala usually works for 5 hours per

day.

On Friday the 20

th

of November Mrs. Perera requests Mekala to work for 1 hour extra as she has

to go to the office early on that day. Mrs. Perera promises she will pay Mekala extra for the hour.

But, later Mekala gets paid Rs. 1000 as usual on the day.

Next Friday Mrs. Perera requests Mekala to stay for an additional 5 hours to help her get the

house ready for a party she is organizing. Again Mrs. Perera promises additional pay for these

hours. On that day also Mekala gets paid Rs. 1000 for which she is very upset as she believes

she deserves an extra payment; but Mrs. Perera refuses

Required

(a) Explain how the contracts made between Mekala and Mrs. Perera are formed.

You will need to address all the essential elements of a contract as well as analyse the

legal status of each step or event that led Mekala working overtime. In this part, do not

discuss the impact, if any, of consumer protection laws. Please explain your answer with

at least two legal references, such as cases or legislation.

If there is a valid contract, what remedies are available to Mekala? Please explain your

answer with at least two legal references, such as cases or legislation.

You may, but are not obliged to use the IRAC format for this part, given that each step or

event must be analysed separately.