SriLankan Airlines wins “Excellence in Human Resource – South Asia” award at SHRM international Awards
View(s):SriLankan Airlines won the “”Excellence in Human Resource – South Asia” award at the annual sessions and SHRM international Award Ceremony, held in India recently. SriLankan was competing with many entities from the South Asian region, excluding those of India, competing under the national category.
Founded in 1948, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest HR membership organisation devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 275,000 members in over 160 countries, the Society is the leading provider of resources to serve the needs of HR professionals and advance the professional practice of human resource management.
The competing entities were assessed under the areas of HR Strategy, innovation and employee development initiatives and the Airline emerged the winner for its innovative human resource strategies, policies, processes and services implemented effectively to achieve the airline’s goals through its workforce, an airline media release said.
Commenting on the award, SriLankan Airlines’ Head of Human Resources Pradeepa Kekulawela said, “The award holds a great significance as the ‘SHRM is considered one of the largest HR consultancy and best practice facilitation organisations in the world. The award recognises the airline’s HR practices for innovation, business partnering and people development initiatives. The achievement also identifies the airline as a pioneer and trend setter in the South Asian region. This is a testament to the HR Management strategy and effective employee development initiatives that the airline delivers with the tireless efforts of the HR team and entire SriLankan family”.