‘HRM Awards 2009 - Super 10’

The spotlight will be on the Association of HR Professionals (HRP) when it unveils the latest edition of the ‘HRM Awards 2009 - Super 10’, with its strategic partners.

This much-awaited event on the HR calendar is expected to highlight Human Resource Management as a pivotal component of modern day business, and is slated for early 2010. The coveted HRM Award is organized by the Association of Human Resource Professionals every two years in keeping with its mission to bring HR to the forefront.

The HRP from its inception has strived to offer to the profession, stimulating knowledge content through innovative and dynamic initiatives.

A young organization, with a futuristic outlook, the HRP has endeavoured to maintain a healthy balance among key players in the local HR arena, but offering customized HR solutions to standardize and upgrade Sri Lanka’s human resources profession to be best among equals with the rest of the World.

The last edition of the awards was held in 2007 and attracted over 90 companies and 50 companies were short listed and evaluated for the award. The following companies were adjudged Gold and Silver award winners at the last HRM Awards.

Gold Awards - Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC, Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited, DFCC Bank, Hatton National Bank, HSBC, Keells Hotel Management Services Limited, MAS Intimates Slimline (Pvt) Ltd, Sampath Bank Limited, SriLankan Air Lines Limited, Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd.

Silver Awards - Aitken Spence and Company PLC, Fonterra Brands (Lanka) (Pvt.) Ltd., Hemas Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd, Heritance Kandalama, John Keells Computer Services Limited, Nations Trust Bank, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited, Trans Asia Hotels PLC, Union Assurance PLC.

The panel of judges for the HRM Awards 2007 was chaired by Professor Guanapala Nanayakkara, a veteran and much respected Global Citizen and Patron HRP.

The technical support for the HRM Awards 2007 was given by Hewitt Associates whilst John Keells Holdings was the main sponsors to the event along with many Associate and co-sponsors.

This is the fourth occasion the HRP is presenting the HRM Awards in Sri Lanka. The Award aims to identify and recongnise best HRM practices in companies that are aimed at developing its people who drive businesses and help the organizations to gain and sustain competitive advantage.