{"id":7231,"date":"2026-09-08T04:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T23:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/?p=7231"},"modified":"2026-09-08T04:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T23:01:37","slug":"peoples-bank-shines-at-women-friendly-workplace-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/peoples-bank-shines-at-women-friendly-workplace-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"People\u2019s Bank shines at Women Friendly Workplace Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>People\u2019s Bank has once again been recognised as one of Sri Lanka\u2019s outstanding women-friendly workplaces at the Satynmag Women Friendly Workplace Awards 2026, held recently at The Grand Maitland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the sixth consecutive year that People\u2019s Bank has received this prestigious recognition, reaffirming its steadfast commitment to fostering gender equality, diversity and inclusion within the workplace.<br>The recognition reflects the Bank\u2019s continued focus on best practices in promoting gender inclusion, leadership development and mentorship opportunities, while creating a safe, supportive and inclusive working environment. With women comprising over 60% of its workforce, People\u2019s Bank continues to empower and support women employees across all areas of banking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The achievement further reinforces People\u2019s Bank\u2019s position as a leading organisation committed to driving positive change and fostering a more inclusive and equitable corporate culture in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Representing People\u2019s Bank at the award ceremony were Nilmini Premalal, Deputy General Manager Finance and Acting Deputy General Manager Strategic Planning, Performance Management &amp; Research; Manjula Dissanayake, Deputy General Manager Human Resources; Aruni Liyanagunawardena, Deputy General Manager Channel Management; Sadana Perera, Deputy General Manager Corporate Banking; Amalka Ranasinghe, Assistant General Manager Human Resources and D.D.K. Hettiarachchi, Chief Manager Human Resources, together with their team.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its inception in 2021, the Satynmag Women Friendly Workplace Awards have emerged as one of Sri Lanka\u2019s leading platforms recognising organisations that demonstrate a strong commitment to gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment in the workplace. The awards provide a platform for organisations to showcase their efforts in creating inclusive, empowering and progressive work environments for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : Daily News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People\u2019s Bank has once again been recognised as one of Sri Lanka\u2019s outstanding women-friendly workplaces&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7233,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7231\/revisions\/7233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}