From left: Great Place To Work Head of Assessment Ruwani Alwishewa, HR Manager Anjela Perera and Exterminators Operations Manager Shehani De Waas

Exterminators Limited announces that the company is Asia’s first and one of the few pest control companies in the world to be certified as a Great Place to Work. 

The company created history by scoring 100 percent points in the Trust Index in all focus areas during the certification process. 

Exterminators gained 100 percent results in the Trust Index, covering all focus areas such as leadership behaviour, innovation, engagement, respect, equity, corporate image, support, caring, community, collaboration, pride, hospitality, communication, competence, camaraderie, fairness, impartiality, credibility and integrity, which is a tremendous achievement.

Exterminators Founder/Managing Director Marlon Ferreira stated, “We knew from the inception that our success rested on every action, every person and every voice in our organisation. We entrusted our employees, no matter their role, to bring innovation from every corner of the organisation and to help develop and enhance the quality of our services while mitigating our environmental impact. We are also proud to announce that the wages at Exterminators is 73 percent higher than the Sri Lanka per capita. According to the World Bank, Sri Lanka’s per capita is US $ 3,682 in 2020. At Exterminators, it’s US $ 6,380 (source October 2021 payroll).” 

He further stated that in honouring the employees’ contribution, the company selected six employees with joint service of over 70 years and offered two percent of the stake of the company in May 2021. Since June 2020, the salaries of all employees were increased by 10-50 percent, even during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and four motorbikes were gifted to four technicians and another bike on the retirement day of an employee.