The organizations are evaluated for this award through a combination of the globally recognized Great Place To Work For All™ model and localized moderation process.

Firstly, employees respond to 59 survey questions in the Trust Index™ Employee Experience Survey describing the extent to which employees Trust the people they work for, have Pride in work they do and share Camaraderie among people they work with. A 95% confidence level with a 5% margin of error or better in survey results is maintained. The Trust Index™ Employee Experience Survey is conducted to understand the employee workplace experience and constitutes 65% of the overall score in selection process. In Sri Lanka, organizations who wish to participate in Great Workplaces studies must have an active certification as a great workplace, by achieving at least 70% positive employee sentiment through the Trust Index™ survey within a period of one year from the time of selection.

Secondly, the people’s practices put in place by the organization to drive and sustain the employee experience over the long term are evaluated through a central submission termed the Culture Audit™. The practices and processes in place to drive the employee experience are evaluated through a central submission termed the Culture Audit™ which constitutes the remainder 35% of the total score.  

Results for each of the listed organizations are audited to maintain accuracy and validity of its inclusion in the Great Workplaces List. 

A robust approach for maintaining anonymity is followed so participants had the opportunity to provide candid feedback. Results for each of the listed organizations are audited to maintain accuracy and validity of an organization’s inclusion in the Great Workplaces List.  

This study was conducted for organizations assessed between June 2025 and May 2026.

• Organization needs to be registered in Sri Lanka and have more than 20 employees aged 35 or below, making up at least 10% of its total workforce.
• Participating organizations should meet the minimum qualifying criteria for being Great Place To Work Certified™ or higher (70% Trust Index™ perception from employees) and have an active certification at time of selection of the list.
• Participating organizations should have a minimum 70% positive perception for the young talent (under 35 yrs being greater than that of the average in study, greater in comparison to other age groups.)  
• The organizations must have submitted detailed practices on areas requested in the Culture Audit™ submission.

The organizations are selected via the globally accepted Great Place To Work® moderation process and the 20 organizations are selected based on merit order.

Please note that this is not a ranked list.