NSB excels at Great HR Quiz 2015

?National Savings Bank emerged victorious at the Great HR Quiz 2015 dubbed as “The Clash of HR Mega Minds” being the winner in both the Banking Sector Category and the Overall Category. 

IPM Sri Lanka launches Certified HR Auditors’ Network

IPM Sri Lanka recently launched the Certified HR Auditors’ Network comprising of 28 senior members who were awarded the “Certified HR Auditor” title after successfully....

PBSS launches HRM and Payroll Solution for local, int’l markets

Perfect Business Solution Services (Pvt.) Ltd (PBSS), which had won two Gold awards at the National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) for 2015, has launched 100 percent Sri Lankan made HRM and Payroll Solution for the local and international markets. 

Holcim Lanka holds Contractor Safety Forum

?Holcim (Lanka) Ltd, as a member of the LafargeHolcim group, a leading pioneer in the cement industry, continues with its commitment to health and safety (H&S) through a Contractor Safety Forum, held recently at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo.

Findmyfare.com hosts team-building retreat for staff

?Sri Lanka’s largest online travel company, findmyfare.com recently hosted a day of fellowship for all staff members at the Cinnamon Bey in Beruwala.

Janashakthi wins Gold at SLITAD People Development Awards 2015

?Janashakthi Insurance PLC emerged victorious at the Sri Lanka Institute of Training & Development (SLITAD) People Development Awards 2015 held in Colombo recently.

ACCA awards Approved Employer status to GSK Sri Lanka

?The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has recently awarded Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) Sri Lanka, with the Approved Employer status for Professional Development. 

Expolanka recognizes multi-talented employees

?‘Expo Got Talent’, the first-ever talent show organised by Expolanka Holdings for its employees concluded amidst much fanfare with the crowning of Niran Kanishka as the champion closely followed by Kaushalya Vaas and Diana Rajan as the first and second runners-up, respectively. 

Startup bootcamp Disrupt 2.0 concludes on a high note

?Startup Sri Lanka, the recently launched initiative from the Sri Lanka Association Software and Services Company (SLASSCOM), recently held Disrupt 2.0, a start-up bootcamp for potential and existing start-ups with the theme ‘Inspire, Ideate, Initiate and Disrupt’.

SEC hosts APEC FRTI Regional Seminar on ‘Investor and Market Intermediary Education’

For the fifth consecutive time, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) hosted the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Financial Regulators Training Initiative (FRTI) regional seminar. 

Brussels International Leadership Symposium on Ethics a success

Sri Lankan brand development consultant Michel Nugawela was invited to address the recently concluded International Leadership Symposium on Ethics in Business at the European Parliament. 

ComBank honours long-serving employees

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently felicitated 88 employees who have completed 25 years of service at the 2015 edition of the Bank’s annual Long Service Awards gala at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo.

EU envoy opens public employment services centre in Batticaloa

?The third of four Public Employment Services (PES) Centres being launched under the EU Support for District Development Programme (EU-SDDP) was declared open at Arasady, Batticaloa by David Daly, Ambassador of European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives recently. 

TAL Group excels at Campaign Asia’s Agency of the Year Awards

A clear winner at this year’s Campaign Asia AOTY Awards 2015 in Mumbai was the TAL Group, going home as the most awarded Sri Lankan Agency Group of the night. 

Atlas MD says people, the strength behind his company’s success

?When Karunaarachchilage Nanda Hemalatha started work at the Ceylon Pencil Co. back in 1960, it was a different world. 

SLIM inaugurates Sales Management National Diploma latest intake

?Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) recently concluded the inauguration of the National Diploma in Sales Management (NDSM), with the aim of educating the students about the NDSM programme and SLIM.

Solid growth in hotel industry job creation: everjobs.lk

? Sri Lanka’s hotel industry is set for more growth, with direct benefit to the economy project for the coming years. The focus remains on involving the local community in building the sector as it is developed to strengthen the economy.

61% firms opt for flexible working to retain, attract top staff: Regus

A new research by global workplace provider Regus has revealed that four fifths of firms are shifting their focus from relying on time spent in the office, to measuring their individual outputs with results-based assessments, signalling that remote working is becoming ever more customary.

Pan Asia Bank recognized for commitment to people development

Pan Asia Bank was awarded with a Silver award for people development at the recently held SLITAD People Development Awards 2015, organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Training and Development (SLITAD) for the third consecutive year. 

Sharmila among 50 Most Influential Marketing Leaders

?Sharmila Arasaratnam, Director Marketing of Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka, sole franchisee for Pizza Hut and Delifrance in Sri Lanka, has been named one of the 50 Most Influential Global Marketing Leaders by the World Marketing Congress. 

5th Elephant turns 11 years

5th Elephant turned 11 years recently. The ad agency’s humble beginnings are much part of its triumph today. The agency has never measured success by profit margins or a list of clients. 

BBDO wins ‘South Asia Creative Agency of the Year’ at Campaign Asia-Pacific awards

?BBDO demonstrated its top class creative capabilities by winning the ‘South Asia Creative Agency of the Year 2015’ award at the Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards held at a gala dinner in Mumbai on December 7.

361 Degrees celebrates completing 1000 Wild Drift programmes

?Undoubtedly one of the best workplaces around in Sri Lanka that shares a unique and stimulating approach towards work and outbound training, 361 Degrees held a felicitation event to recognize and show gratitude to all those who had been part of the company. 

Leo Burnett Sri Lanka awarded ‘Agency of the Year 2015’

Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI) was recently awarded Gold as the ‘Rest of South Asia Creative Agency of the Year 2015’ at Campaign Asia’s prestigious South Asia Agency of the Year Awards 2015 at an award ceremony in Mumbai, India. 

CIMA and David Peiris Group provide career guidance to Jaffna youth

?CIMA Sri Lanka and David Peiris Group hosted a group of 24 CIMA students from Jaffna on a three-day extensive study tour. 

Union Assurance wins Diamond at SLITAD Awards

?The SLITAD People Development Awards 2015 organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Training and Development was held for the third time recently.

SLT Mobitel wins PMI Project Management Excellence Award

The National Mobile Service Provider SLT Mobitel reached another milestone recently when it was awarded the prestigious Project Management Excellence Award 2015 for the Asia Pacific by the Project Management...

Employers’ symposium focuses on local wage culture and optimizing profit

?The local wage culture, is one associated with increasing demands for compensation and benefits and decreasing productivity. 

WorkInSriLanka Annual Conference to be held on Dec 22

?The third annual WorkInSriLanka (WISL) conference under the theme of ‘Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges’, will be held on the 22nd of December at the Kingsbury Hotel. 

IPM Member Dr. Asoka Jinadasa’s ‘Flying Penguin’ launched in Sri Lanka

IPM Sri Lanka – the nation’s leader in human resources management – recently launched award-winning life coach, corporate trainer and IPM Honorary Member Dr. Asoka Jinadasa’s groundbreaking book ‘Flying Penguin: How to Create Miracles in Your Life Using Six Dimensions of Success’ at its head office