SLT recognised at HRM Awards

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Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the national telecommunications service provider won a Silver Award for the implementation of Best HR Practices and Techniques at the HRM Awards held recently at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo. This is the first time SLT has been recognised at the HRM Awards, conducted by the Association of Human Resources Professionals in partnership with AON Hewitt India.

SLT CEO Greg Young commenting on the award said, ‘This is a great honour for SLT to be recognised in the corporate world for having best practices in human resources. At SLT we strongly believe in HR management as it is an essential element to a successful business model. Maintaining one of the country’s largest work forces, we constantly strive to improve and evolve our existing HR practices. The HR department plays a crucial role in ensuring that we deliver optimum business results from the effective and efficient management of our staff across the organisation. It is important that all our employees feel that they are the most valued asset, each contributing towards reaching our business goals.’’

The HRM Awards assess, recognise and felicitate the best human resource management systems and processes among corporate entities in the country. Held in partnership with AON Hewitt India, the largest human resource consulting group in the world, they have benchmarked the best human resource management practices within the Sri Lankan corporate sector. The involvement of AON Hewitt India delivers an evaluation process with independence, transparency and acceptance.

“Our people are what make SLT the organisation that it is, and we strongly believe that the voice of every employee is heard; we take great steps to ensure that the wellbeing of each and every employee is looked into. I am very proud to receive the HRM Award on behalf of SLT,” SLT Chief HR Officer Jayantha Tillakeratne.

The HRM awards were awarded following a comprehensive evaluation by AON Hewitt India, under the broader themes such as talent supply (recruitment and selection), leadership, talent management, training and development, performance management, building capability, employee relationship and HR strategy and empowerment.