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The Great Place To Work® Category Awards distinguish organizations that showcase excellence in areas related to the Great Place To Work For All™ Model and effectively cultivate an overwhelmingly positive and consistent work experience for employees through sustaining a High-Trust High-Performance Culture™. 
Organizations that best demonstrate the criteria are recognized under four award clusters: Excellence in People Initiatives (two selected practices), the Cube Award for Special Recognition, Organization Size and Classification, and Legends (organizations listed for five years in a row and ten years in a row). 
 
Great Place To Work® in Sri Lanka considers the acknowledgement of Excellence in People Initiatives to be an opportunity to create awareness and inspire best practices that support in forming and maintaining a great workplace culture. 
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Cube Award for Special Recognition

Best In Bold Acts of Leadership / Movement Leadership

Movement leadership begins with leaders striving to build a profitable business while championing a higher purpose—driving meaningful change in the world – prioritize long-term sustainability and meaningful contributions that benefit both employees and the broader community. 
 
Initiatives in this area should have a clearly defined scope, substantial resource investment, measurable impact with tangible results, and documented stakeholder engagement, demonstrating a genuine commitment to the organization’s cause and aligning these programs with the organization’s vision and mission.
YearOrganization NameAwarded TitleOrganization Profile
2026AIA Insurance LankaBest in Bold Acts of Leadership View Profile
2025AmSafe Bridport (Pvt) LtdBest in Bold Acts of Leadership View Profile
2024DIMO PLCBest in Bold Acts of Leadership View Profile
2023Talawakelle Tea Estates PLCBest in Bold Acts of Leadership View Profile
2022HiltonBest in Bold Acts of Leadership View Profile
2021Citizens Development Business FinanceBest Covid Response / Strategy OR Best Leadership in CrisisView Profile
2020Oxford College of Business (Pvt) LtdBest in FairnessView Profile
2020Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt) LtdBest Workplace for Generation ZView Profile
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Excellence in People Initiatives

Excellence in People Initiatives

Winners in these categories score high in both the submission which details people practices (two-thirds of the final score) as well as their respective employee perception scores (one-third of the final score). 
The Great Place To Work For All™ Model is characterised by six key areas that an organisation’s management must focus on to foster an impactful and consistent employee experience across the workplace that engages employees and offers the organization a competitive advantage over peers. 
YearOrganization NameAwarded TitleOrganization Profile
2026AmSafe Bridport (Pvt) LtdExcellence in 'Living the Values'View Profile
2026Altrium (Private) LimitedExcellence in 'Encouraging Opportunities for Innovation'View Profile
2025AB Mauri Lanka (Pvt) LtdExcellence in ‘Leadership Effectivess’View Profile
2025AIA Insurance Lanka LimitedExcellence in ‘Maximizing Human Potential’View Profile
2024Advantis Express (Licensee of Federal Express)Excellence in ‘Living the Values’View Profile
2024Standard Chartered, Sri LankaExcellence in ‘Encouraging Opportunities for Innovation’View Profile
2023AmSafe Bridport (Pvt) LtdExcellence in ‘Leadership Effectiveness’View Profile
2023AIA Insurance Lanka LimitedExcellence in ‘Maximizing Human Potential’View Profile
2022Advantis Express (Pvt) Ltd – Licensee of Federal ExpressExcellence in ‘Living the Values’View Profile
2022Huawei Technologies Lanka Company (Private) LimitedExcellence in ‘Encouraging Opportunities for Innovation’View Profile
202199xExcellence in TwoWay CommunicationView Profile
2021DIMO PLCExcellence in InclusionView Profile
2021DIMO PLCExcellence in Talent Attraction and InductionView Profile
2020DIMO PLCExcellence in Inspiring EmployeesView Profile
2020Maersk Lanka (Pvt) LtdExcellence in Employee WellbeingView Profile
202099xExcellence in Professional DevelopmentView Profile
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10 Year Legends

Legend Status

Organizations that have demonstrated a steadfast commitment to employee engagement and effective people management—earning a place on the Best Workplaces™ list for ten consecutive years—are honoured as Ten-Year Legends  and inducted into the prestigious ‘Hall of Fame.’
YearOrganization NameOrganization Profile
2025Advantis Express – Licensee of Federal ExpressView Profile
2024DHL (Keells) Pvt LtdView Profile
2024Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka Pvt LtdView Profile
2023Oxford College of BusinessView Profile
202299xView Profile
2022AIA Insurance Lanka PLCView Profile
2022Diesel and Motor Engineering PLCView Profile
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05 Year Legends

Legend Status

Organizations that have demonstrated a steadfast commitment to employee engagement and effective people management—earning a place on the Best Workplaces™ list for five consecutive years - are honoured as Five-Year Legends and inducted into the prestigious ‘Hall of Fame.’
YearOrganization NameOrganization Profile
2026AmSafe Bridport (Pvt) LtdView Profile
2025Unidil Group of CompaniesView Profile
2025HiltonView Profile
2024Sitrek Home Nursing and Swiftcare (Pvt) LtdView Profile
2023SYNERGEN HealthView Profile
2023Singer FinanceView Profile
2022Certis Lanka Security Solutions (Pvt) LtdView Profile
2021HNB Finance LimitedView Profile
2020NOLIMITView Profile
2020Softlogic Life Insurance PLCView Profile
2020McLarens Holdings LimitedView Profile
2020Mountain Hawk Express (Pvt) Ltd – Licensee of Federal ExpressView Profile
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Best MNC & PLC

Category Awards By Organizational Classification

This includes the top MNC and PLC among the Best Workplaces™ in Sri Lanka for the given year. The leading multinational corporation as well as public listed company in Sri Lanka are selected from among Sri Lanka's Best Workplaces™ list makers, based on the highest combined score in terms of employee perception through the Trust Index™ survey and people practices within the Culture Audit™. 
YearOrganization NameAwarded TitleOrganization Profile
2026HiltonBest MNCView Profile
2026Hayleys PlantationsBest PLCView Profile
2025HiltonBest MNCView Profile
2025Hayleys PlantationsBest PLCView Profile
2024DHL Keells (Pvt) LtdBest MNCView Profile
2024Hayleys PlantationsBest PLCView Profile
2023DHL (Keells) Pvt LtdBest MNCView Profile
2023Dankotuwa Porcelain PLCBest PLCView Profile
2022DHL (Keells)Best MNCView Profile
2022Access EngineeringBest PLCView Profile
2021DHL (Keells)Best MNCView Profile
2021Talawakelle Tea Estates PLCBest PLCView Profile
2020DHL (Keells)Best MNCView Profile
2020Diesel and Motor Engineering PLCBest PLCView Profile
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Industry Awards

Industry Awards

In addition to being named among the Best Workplaces™ in Sri Lanka, organizations will have the opportunity to earn industry-level recognition. Where an industry is represented by multiple organizations, the leading organization will be celebrated as the leading workplace in its industry.

2026 Industry Awardees

Organization NameIndustryOrganization Profile
Hayleys PlantationsAgricultureView Profile
DIMO PLCDiversifiedView Profile
AIA Insurance Lanka LimitedFinancial Services & InsuranceView Profile
HiltonHospitality - Hotels and ResortsView Profile
Altrium (Private) LimitedInformation TechnologyView Profile
Dijital TeamInformation Technology Enabled Services View Profile
Advantis Express (Pvt) LtdLogistics and TransportationView Profile
AmSafe Bridport (Pvt) LtdManufacturing and Production - Apparel & Textile SectorView Profile
AB Mauri Lanka (Pvt) LtdManufacturing and Production - Food and Beverage SectorView Profile
Diamond Cutters Limited, PanaduraManufacturing and Production - OtherView Profile
Oxford College of Business (Pvt) LtdProfessional ServicesView Profile
Ideal Motors (Pvt) LtdTradingView Profile

2025 Industry Awardees

Organization NameIndustryOrganization Profile
Hayleys PlantationsAgricultureView Profile
DIMO PLCDiversified/OtherView Profile
AIA Insurance Lanka LimitedFinancial Services & InsuranceView Profile
HiltonHospitality/ Travel/ TourismView Profile
AB Mauri Lanka (Pvt) LtdFood productsView Profile
Savinda Graphic Systems (Pvt) LtdPrinting & PackagingView Profile
AmSafe Bridport (Pvt) LtdManufacturing and Production - Apparel & Textile SectorView Profile
Omega Line Ltd.Apparel and Textile productsView Profile
Oxford College of Business (Pvt) LtdProfessional ServicesView Profile
SYNERGEN Health (Pvt) Ltd.TechnologyView Profile
Advantis Express (Pvt) LtdLogistics and TransportationView Profile

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