Seylan Bank was recently honoured at Sri Lanka’s first ever Women Friendly Workplace Awards 2021 (WFWP), pioneered by the Satyn Magazine and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Sri Lanka.
Seylan Bank was named one of the Top Ten Places to Work for Women at the award ceremony at the Cinnamon Grand recently. The bank was assessed based on how supportive and empowering they were to women at work.
“Seylan Bank has always pushed for equal opportunities and a diverse workforce. We are happy that 46 percent of the employee base at Seylan are women and many board committees within the organisation are led by female Directors. 20 percent of the company’s Senior Management and 34 percent of the management team is made up of women. 20 percent of the entire employee cadre at Seylan is managed and led by women,” said Chief Manager Human Resources at Seylan Bank, Amanthi Motha.
Assistant General Manager, Corporate Credit at Seylan Bank, Sharon Fonseka said, “Employee diversity within a company is crucial for human capital stability, which is why we are committed to fostering gender equality and equal opportunities at work. We believe that the future workforce will be equal, and the organisation has set ambitious targets to achieve gender equality sooner rather than later. By making this pledge, we will be able to enhance our female employee retention rate, resulting in improved growth and sustainability for the economy as a whole.”