🏆 Great Place To Work Unveils Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka for 2026

Great Place To Work has announced its 14th annual list of the 50 Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka, based on data collected between April 2025 and March 2026. • Study Scale & Scope: Surveyed over 80,000 employees (representing a 93,000 workforce) across 200 organizations spanning 20+ industries, achieving an 86% average response rate. • Performance & Key Drivers: The Top 50 recorded an average 91% positive employee perception, outperforming other surveyed firms by 11 percentage points. Key emotional drivers included fairness in pay and management acting as role models, while workplace politics and promotion fairness remain industry-wide challenges. • Methodology: Winners met a 70% minimum positive feedback threshold. Selection was based on the Trust Index Survey (75% weight) and a Culture Audit (25% weight). • Key Industry Winners by Category: - Large (500+ employees): Includes heavyweights in hospitality, apparel & textiles, and finance such as Hayleys Plantations, Hilton, Omega Line, AIA Insurance, and DIMO. - Medium (251-500 employees): Includes Lion Brewery, YKK Lanka, Expolanka Freight, and Janashakthi Insurance. - Small & Micro (up to 250 employees): Features ICT/BPM and tech-driven firms like BoardPAC, Gapstars, Uzabase, and SYNERGEN Technology Labs. • Next Steps: An official awards ceremony and regional conference will be hosted on September 10–11, 2026, at Cinnamon Life.