Singer Finance designated as ‘Best Workplace in Sri Lanka’ for third consecutive year

Singer Finance won ‘Best Place to Work in Sri Lanka’ in 2021 for the third consecutive year and also won ‘Asia’s Best Workplaces 2021’ in the Large Company category.

The leading financial solutions provider received the ‘Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka 2021’ from Great Place to Work (GPTW), the global people analytics and research firm, for its strong commitment to creating great work ethics and culture for all its 700+ employees.

Commenting on this achievement, Singer Finance Chief Executive Officer Thushan Amarasuriya said, “Our staff is our most valuable assets, to know that they are working in a happy environment is our main goal in our efforts to build a great organisation. We are delighted that Singer Finance has been awarded by Great Place to Work as a ‘Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka 2021’ for the third consecutive year and won Asia’s Best Workplaces 2021 in the large company category for the first time in 2021.”

Singer Finance has a rich heritage of over 140 years and has been a brand very close to every household in Sri Lanka. In April 2004, they were incorporated as a fully-owned subsidiary of Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC. Singer Finance, in 2011, was listed on the main board of the Colombo Stock Exchange and currently, Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC has a stake of 79.93%. The company operates as a finance leasing entity within the requirements of the Finance Companies Act and now, they engage in the financing of capital goods, agricultural equipment, and a range of products marketed by Singer Sri Lanka and its own.

Singer Finance has been an employer that has always encouraged equal employment opportunities when getting employees on board with the organisation. During the hiring process, the management ensures that all employees are guided through an induction process, enabling them to settle down in their new environment with minimum anxiety.

When searching for new talent, the company prioritises individuals who possess a good attitude and perspective towards work and life. They continuously offer opportunities for the employees to develop their leadership skills and training opportunities to help them achieve their future goals. The management culture is such that work/life balance is encouraged and supported, the female team members are given support with their family commitments at all times.

Singer Finance provides employee care and intermediate care centre facilities for all staff during the pandemic and offered dry rations to COVID positive and quarantined employees. The employees who have the right skills and the interest to progress in their careers have broad opportunities to enrich their careers by taking on additional responsibilities and taking on cross-functional jobs when the opportunity presents itself.

With the pandemic forcing unprecedented chaos and anxiety, the management ensured and continues to ensure that the safety needs of every employee are looked into, the company management also prepared alternative work arrangements and flexibility in order to reduce the risks from the pandemic, making Singer Finance a ‘Great Workplace’.

Singer Finance has some great values such as; conducting their business by conforming to the ethics of our country and sharing the social responsibility towards the less fortunate, respecting their competitors and recognising their contribution to the finance industry, living up to the expectations of a responsible organisation by providing customer-focused financial services, respecting each other as individuals and encouraging cross functional teamwork while providing opportunities for career development, making every effort to ensure that the environment is protected and conserved for the future generations, and providing a reasonable return while safeguarding their investment.

Singer Finance aims to progress forward to even greater heights with a happy workforce, who make their customers happy, and content enabling the company to have a loyal customer base in times to come. Its mission is to continuously improve the quality of life of Sri Lankans by providing convenient financial solutions while encouraging savings by providing the friendliest and most reliable fixed deposit savings within the regulatory framework and its vision is to be the foremost finance company in Sri Lanka.