
Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka
Winning a spot on this list indicates that an organization has differentiated itself by creating a great place to work for employees and established itself as an employer of choice. It has passed the rigorous measurement through analysis of results of the Great Place to Work® Trust Index© survey and Culture Audit© questionnaire and scored among the best in the country. Thus receiving global recognition as a Best Workplace.
What is a Great Workplace?
Thirty years of research and experience across the globe have enabled us to define what it means to be a great workplace.
A Great Place to Work from an employee’s perspective is one where you can trust the people you work for, have pride in the job you do and enjoy with the people you work with.
Great Workplace Culture enables managers to Align employees to achieve the organization’s objectives, Encourage and enable employees to give their personal best at all times and work together as a cohesive team/family.

Celebrating the Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka
Hall of Fame
Workplaces achieved the Laureate status in Sri Lanka by being recognized in the ’25 Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka’ for 5 consecutive years

99X Technology
7 years
2013 – present

AIA Insurance Lanka
7 years
2013 – present

Diesel and Motor Engineering
7 years
2013 – present

Oxford College of Business
6 years
2014 – present

Union Assurance
6 years
2013 – 2018

Classic Travel
5 years
2014 – onwards

DHL (Keells)
5 years
2015 – present

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
5 years
2015 – present

Prime Lands
5 years
2015 – present

Singer (Sri Lanka)
5 years
2014 – 2018

Taj Samudra Colombo
5 years
2013 – 2017
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Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka
Please note that the list is not ranked and names are given in alphanumeric order

99X Technology

Advantis 3PL Plus (Logiwiz)

AIA Insurance Lanka

Bharti Airtel Lanka

BoardPAC and IronOne Technologies

CBL Natural Foods

Certis Lanka Home Nursing & Swift Care

Certis Lanka Secure Logistics

Certis Lanka Security Solutions

Ceylon Biscuits Limited

Cipla (Breathe Free Lanka)

Classic Travel

DHL (Keells)

Dickwella Hiru Fashion

Diesel and Motor Engineering

eMarketingEye

Ericsson Telecommunication Lanka

E-W Information Systems

Expack Corrugated Cartons

Fashion Bug

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka

Hayleys Advantis

H-Connect

Hirdaramani Clothing

HNB Assurance

HNB Finance

ISM APAC

Maersk Lanka

McLarens Holdings

Miami Exports

MHE – Licensee of Federal Express

NGage Strategic Alliance

NOLIMIT

Oxford College of Business

Singer Finance (Lanka)

Softlogic Life Insurnace

SYNERGEN Health

Union Assurance

Vallibel Finance

Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa
Category Awards 2020
Small Enterprise Category
GOLD

Ericsson Telecommunication Lanka
SILVER

Oxford College of Business
BRONZE

BoardPAC & IronOne Technologies
Medium Enterprise Category
GOLD

DHL (Keells)
SILVER

99X Technology
BRONZE

Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa
Large Enterprise Category
GOLD

Hirdaramani Clothing
SILVER

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
BRONZE

Fashion Bug
Extra Large Enterprise Category
GOLD

Diesel and Motor Engineering
SILVER

Certis Lanka Security Solutions
BRONZE

HNB Finance
Category Awards – MNC/ PLC
Multi National Corporation

DHL (Keells)
Public Limited Company

Diesel and Motor Engineering
Laureates (listing 5 years on the list)

NOLIMIT

Softlogic Life Insurance

McLarens Holdings

Mountain Hawk Express – Licensee of Federal Express
Asia Best Workplaces 2020
Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia – No: 1

DHL (Keells)
Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia – No: 18

MHE – Licensee of Federal Express
Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia – No: 19

Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa
Best Large Workplaces in Asia – No: 07

Fashion Bug
Best Large Workplaces in Asia – No: 13

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
Best Large Workplaces in Asia – No: 20

Certis Lanka Security Solutions
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Asia – No: 08

99X Technology
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Asia – No: 14

Oxford College of Business
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Asia – No: 16

Expack Corrugated Cartons
Practice Awards – Excellence in People initiatives
Inspiring Employees

Diesel and Motor Engineering
Employee Wellbeing

Maersk Lanka
Professional Development

99X Technology
Cube Awards
Best in Fairness

Oxford College of Business
Best Workplace for Generation Z

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka

99X Technology

AIA Insurance Lanka

Bharti Airtel Lanka

BoardPAC & IronOne Technologies

Certis Lanka Security Solutions

Classic Travel

DHL (Keells)

Diesel and Motor Engineering

Expack Corrugated Cartons

Fashion Bug

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka

HNB Finance

IFS R & D International

McLarens Holdings

Mountain Hawk Express (Licensee of Federal Express)

NOLIMIT

Oxford College of Business

Plenty Foods (CBL Group)

Prime Lands

Singer Finance (Lanka)

Softlogic Life Insurance

SYNERGEN Health

United Tobacco Processing

Vallibel Finance

Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa
Category Awards 2019
Small Enterprise Category
GOLD

Oxford College of Business
SILVER

Mountain Hawk Express – Lisencee of Federal Express
BRONZE

BoardPAC & IronOne Technologies
Medium Enterprise Category
GOLD

99X Technology
SILVER

Fashion Bug
BRONZE

DHL (Keells)
Large Enterprise Category
GOLD

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
SILVER

AIA Insurance Lanka
BRONZE

Softlogic Life Insurance
Extra Large Enterprise Category
GOLD

Diesel and Motor Engineering
SILVER

Certis Lanka Security Solutions
BRONZE

United Tobacco Processing
Category Awards – MNC/ PLC
Public Limited Corporation

Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC
Multi National Corperation

DHL Keells
Laureates (listing 5 years on the list)

Prime Lands

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka

Classic Travel

DHL (Keells)
Asia Best Workplaces 2019
Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia – No: 1

DHL (Keells)
Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia – No: 17

Mountain Hawk Express – Licensee of Federal Express
Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia – No: 24

Diesel and Motor Engineering
Best Large Workplaces in Asia – No: 25

HNB Finance
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Asia – No: 08

99X Technology
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Asia – No: 18

Expack Corrugated Cartons
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Asia – No: 19

Softlogic Restaurants
Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Asia – No: 20

Oxford College of Business
Cube Awards – Cube Award for Special Recognition
Best in Camaraderie

BoardPAC & IronOne Technologies
Best Workplace for Millennials

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
Practice Awards – Excellence in People initiatives
Excellence in Employee Appreciation

99X Technology
Excellence in Managing Employee Grievances

Weligama Bay Marriot
Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility

Diesel and Motor Engineering

99X Technology Ltd

AIA Insurance Lanka PLC

Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

Certis Lanka Security Solutions (Pvt) Ltd

Classic Travel (Pvt) Limited

DHL Keells (Pvt) Ltd


Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC

E-W Information Systems Ltd

Expack Corrugated Cartons (Pvt) Ltd

Expolanka Freight (Pvt) Ltd

Fashion Bug (Pvt) Ltd

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

HNB Grameen Finance Limited

Logiwiz Limited – Advantis 3PL PLUS

McLarens Holdings Ltd

Mountain Hawk Express (Pvt) Ltd – FedEx Express

NOLIMIT

North Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd.

Oxford College of Business (Pvt) Ltd

Prime Lands (Pvt) Ltd.

Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC

Softlogic Life Insurance PLC

Softlogic Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd

Union Assurance PLC

United Tobacco Processing (Pvt) Ltd
Category Awards 2018
Best Workplaces in the Small Category
GOLD

99X Technology Ltd
SILVER

Oxford College of Business (Pvt) Ltd
BRONZE

Mountain Hawk Express (Pvt) Ltd – FedEx Express
Best Workplaces in the Medium Category
GOLD

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd
SILVER

Expack Corrugated Cartons (Pvt) Ltd
BRONZE

Softlogic Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd
Best Workplaces in the Large Category
GOLD

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
SILVER

Fashion Bug (Pvt) Ltd
BRONZE

AIA Insurance Lanka PLC
Best Workplaces in the Extra Large Category
GOLD

Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC
SILVER

HNB Grameen Finance Limited
BRONZE

Certis Lanka Security Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
Best Multinational Corporation

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd
Best Public Limited Corporation

Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC
Asia Awards – Best Multinational Corporation

No: 2 Best Workplace on the Best Multinational Workplaces Category of the Asia List
DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd
Asia Awards – Best Small and Medium Workplaces

No: 22 Best Small and Medium Workplaces Category
99X Technology Pvt Ltd
Cube Awards – Best in Trust

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd
Cube Awards – Best Workplace for Women

AIA Insurance Lanka
Practice Awards – Excellence in Inspiring

99X Technology Pvt Ltd
Practice Awards – Excellence in Performance Management

Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC
Practice Awards – Excellence in Collaboration

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd
GOLD

99X Technology Ltd
SILVER

Oxford College of Business (Pvt) Ltd
BRONZE

Mountain Hawk Express (Pvt) Ltd – FedEx Express
GOLD

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd
SILVER

Expack Corrugated Cartons (Pvt) Ltd
BRONZE

Softlogic Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd
GOLD

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
SILVER

Fashion Bug (Pvt) Ltd
BRONZE

AIA Insurance Lanka PLC
GOLD

Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC
SILVER

HNB Grameen Finance Limited
BRONZE

Certis Lanka Security Solutions (Pvt) Ltd

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd

Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd
No: 2 Best Workplace on the Best Multinational Workplaces Category of the Asia List

99X Technology Pvt Ltd
No: 22 Best Small and Medium Workplaces Category

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd

AIA Insurance Lanka

99X Technology

Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC

DHL (Keells) Pvt Ltd
- 99X Technology
- AIA Insurance Lanka
- Aeturnum Lanka
- Classic Travel
- DHL (Keells)
- Diesel and Motor Engineering
- E-W Information Systems
- EWIS (Colombo)
- Expolanka Freight
- Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
- HNB Grameen Finance
- ism apac
- McLarens Holdings
- Mercantile Investments and Finance
- Mountain Hawk Express (Licensee of Federal Express)
- Nolimit
- Oxford College of Business
- Prime Lands
- Singer (Sri Lanka)
- Softlogic Life Insurance
- Synergen Health
- Taj Samudra Colombo
- Union Assurance
- United Tobacco Processing
- Wellawatta Nithyakalyani Jewellery
- 99X Technology
- AIA Insurance Lanka
- Asian Alliance Insurance
- Avery Dennison Lanka
- Classic Travel
- DHL (Keells)
- Diesel and Motor Engineering
- E-W Information Systems
- Expolanka Freight
- Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
- Hilton Worldwide
- IFS R&D International
- JAT Holdings
- Linea Aqua
- Mountain Hawk Express (Licensee of Federal Express)
- McLarens Holdings
- NOLIMIT
- Oxford College of Business
- Prime Lands
- Singer (Sri Lanka)
- Softlogic Restaurants
- Taj Samudra Colombo
- Triumph International Lanka
- Union Assurance
- United Tobacco Processing
- 99X Technology
- AIA Insurance Lanka
- Akzo Nobel Paints Lanka
- attune Lanka
- Bharti Airtel Lanka
- DHL (Keells)
- Diesel and Motor Engineering
- E-W Information Systems
- F. J. & G. de Saram
- Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
- GlaxoSmithKline
- IFS R&D International
- MillenniumIT
- Oxford College of Business
- Prime Group
- Singer (Sri Lanka)
- Taj Samudra Hotel
- Triumph International Lanka
- Union Assurance
- Virtusa
- 99X Technology
- AIA Insurance Lanka
- Akzonobel Paints Lanka
- Ceylon Tobacco Company
- Classic Travel
- Diesel & Motor Engineering
- GlaxoSmithKline
- IFS R&D Internaional
- John Keells Holdings
- Mercantile Investments and Finance
- Oxford College of Business
- Printcare PLC
- Singer (Sri Lanka)
- Taj Samudra Colombo
- Union Assurance
- 99X Technology
- AIA Insurance Lanka
- Akzonobel Paints Lanka
- Commercial Leasing & Finance
- Diesel and Motor Engineering
- Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Jetwing Hotels
- John Keells Holdings
- LOLC Micro Credit
- Lanka ORIX Finance
- People’s Leasing and Finance
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Taj Samudra Hotel
- Union Assurance
What Great Workplaces say?

MANO SEKARAM
Co-Founder & CEO
99X Technology Ltd
“For us, the ‘people-first’ attitude that we stand by at 99X Technology has been invaluable in creating a great workplace, where we have empowered our employees to be ‘Leaders Without Titles’ to drive business goals. Our open and fun work culture has had a tremendous impact on our success. Taking part in Great Place To Work surveys periodically allows us to check the heartbeat of the company.”

DIRK PEREIRA
Director/CEO
Union Assurance PLC
“We are pleased to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for the 5th consecutive year. As UAL celebrates 30 years of success, we strongly believe that we have the best team in the industry to take the company to even greater heights. GPTW has given voice to our people, and enabled us to measure and improve employee engagement, direct energy towards organisational growth and benchmark against local, regional, and global best practices to create an enduring organisation where people identify UA is as ‘more than just a work place’.”

RANJITH PANDITHAGE
Chairman/ Managing Director
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC
“We continue to obtain feedback of our employees through a credible, confidential and structured manner by annually taking part in the Great Place to Work survey. We do this because we are self-critical and we do not want to be complacent about the ‘employee experience’ we create.”
Why Create a Great Workplace Culture?
Great Workplaces showcase higher levels of employee engagement and discretionary effort, thereby driving superior performance within the organization. Independent research in the USA and India have proven that based on cumulative stock market returns, Great Workplaces outperform the market average by 3 times! Sustaining a High Trust Culture leads to a High Performance Organization.
Listing as one of the Best Workplaces enables organizations to be recognized as employers of choice.
Want to Learn More About the Selection Criteria?
Download the best workplaces selection methodology article published on LMD June 2018