Lanka's work ethic good - Hans

Indunil Hewage

Sri Lanka has a good work ethic compared to other countries, a top corporate official said yesterday.

Dr Hans Wijayasuriya

Dialog Axiata PLC Group CEO Dr Hans Wijayasuriya said compared to other countries, work ethics in Sri Lanka is quite good.

The formal education system in the country needs to build job relevance skills with same level quality required in the international arena. It is also vital to team up with local academies to find out the right talents to cater to future job requirements of companies.

In addition, to be globally competitive, companies should outsource foreign expertise and know-how for a short time for the better performances of these companies.

Speaking at a forum yesterday he said from top to down, and bottom to up, employees should be given freedom to follow up their passions and come up with their ideas. Having an innovative culture in a workplace would also be an important element that would rewards the employees and employers immensely.

Local companies should dispel fears of investing in human capital and opportunities should be given for them to grow with the company with much job satisfaction. In addition, employees' performance dimensions have to be broadened to identify the right talents particularly human and management skills required for the relevant industries, he said.