Category: General Services

TNT employees around the world will take to the roads on Sunday, to raise awareness and funds against world hunger.TNT International Express employees in 64 countries across 24 time zones will come on to the roads starting from New Zealand to raise awareness about the extent of world hunger.rn rnldblquote The walk will start in […]

A truce between Tiger rebels and troops has helped Sri Lanka recover its reputation as a tourist paradise, but the halt in hostilities has triggered a battle against foreign prostitutes.Nightlife in Colombo has been stimulated with the growth of bars, night clubs and casinos after the Norwegian-brokered ceasefire took effect from February 2002 and with […]

Do quality certification programmes bring tangible improvements to businesses?This is one key aspect that a new certification services company in Sri Lanka plans to address as it seeks to establish itself as a provider of value-added certification services to the islands corporate sector.rn rnQuality International Certification Services (Pvt) Ltd., (QICS) commenced operations recently as the […]

Sri Lankas corporates are jostling each other to come out into the sunshine thanks to the digital revolution jumping the local advertising industry. Its not a small budget, small business thing anymore; outdoor advertising is climbing the social ladder in Sri Lanka.rn rnWhether its the corporate blue bloods or the village petti kade (box shop), […]

The prospect of joining U.N. peacekeepingrnmissions has prompted more people to join Sri Lankas army, which has beenrnsuffering from a troop shortage, military officials said Friday.rnAfter two decades of brutal civil war, this countrys army has beenrnplagued by desertions. Officials have struggled to get recruits for thernforce, which is supposed to have 100,000 members.rn rn […]

The Labour Minister will start a workers trade union school to change attitudes of employers and employees to foster better working relations.Sri Lanka lost around 87,000 man-days to strikes during 2003, while a number of strikes have already taken place within the five months of this year, mostly among essential services in the public sector.rn […]

The government is taking a second look at the labour retrenchment package due to stiff opposition from unions and employers, a top minister said.The previous government pushed through a labour retrenchment formula together with an insurance scheme in the guise of an 18-month dole.rn rnIn the run up to Aprils polls, the former Labour Minister […]

Management experts say the rapidly changing business environment is pushing organizations to constantly restructure to stay ahead.Companies in Sri Lanka they say need to focus more on the special skills of people to be competitive in the global economy.rn rnldblquote Leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship are the areas we need to improve ourselves in. Historically we […]

Human resource (HR) personnel need to come out of the box and integrate more to improve corporate performance, says three of Sri Lankas leading businessmen. The CEOs were addressing HR personnel at the National HR Conference organised by the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM).rn rnThe CEO Forum comprising Hill, Omar and Amarasuriya agrees that HR […]

Chinese millionaire Tao Shing Pee is 88, but his more than half-a-life-time love affair in tropical Sri Lanka is still going strong endash in fact Tao is willing to lavish more money and attention than ever on his tropical love.rnrn On Tuesday, Tao, know in Sri Lanka for developing rnColombos landmark building – the World […]

The Ministry of Health hired 2,000 new nurses on Monday to ease pressure on public sector demand for trained nursing staff. The country has around 16,000 trained nurses working in the public health sector but there is an immediate shortage of around 5,600 nurses in government hospitals.rn rnThe new appointments will be absorbed by Sri […]

The Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) is trying to leverage growing local and regional interest in people management to position Sri Lanka as a human resource (HR) activities hub in the region. IPM will host its annual lquote HR Conference and Service Providers Exhibition at the BMICH on May 19th and 20th followed by the […]