THE
GREAT HR
AWARDS
IN COLLOBORATION WITH
THE
GREAT HR
AWARDS
IN COLLOBORATION WITH
Grand Awarding Ceremony
25th November 2025
Cinnamon Life, Colombo.
THE NATION’S HIGHEST HONOUR IN HR
Step into Sri Lanka’s new stage for HR excellence. The Great HR Awards 2025 celebrate organizations that set the standard in people strategy, culture, technology, and industrial relations. With Mercer’s global expertise, including evidence-based methodology and robust benchmarking trusted by Fortune 500 companies and CIPM’s national leadership, the program reflects international best practice while staying true to the local context. Open to organizations of every size and sector, these awards recognize the HR strategies that drive business performance and shape the future of work.
If you are redefining culture, elevating employee experience, or powering HR with technology, this is your moment to shine.
AWARD CATEGORIES
AWARD CATEGORIES
GRAND WINNER
The highest honor, awarded to the
organization that demonstrates
unmatched excellence across all
criteria. This title recognizes
innovation, execution, and sustained
impact at the very highest level.
A celebration of innovative,
impactful, people‑centered HR across Sri Lanka’s diverse organizational landscape. The awards are designed to recognize excellence at every level, with distinctions that reflect organizational scale, sector priorities, and mastery of specialized HR disciplines.
CATEGORY AWARDS
From large enterprises to emerging
startups, these awards spotlight
organizations that turn people
strategy into business results,
assessed in the context of scale,
vision, and impact.
A celebration of innovative,
impactful, people‑centered HR across Sri Lanka’s diverse organizational landscape. The awards are designed to recognize excellence at every level, with distinctions that reflect organizational scale, sector priorities, and mastery of specialized HR disciplines.
SECTOR AWARDS
Celebrates tailored HR excellence
across 17 key industries, honoring
solutions built for real sector
challenges. Each sector recognizes a
Winner and a Runner-up for strategic
alignment, innovation, and
measurable impact.
A celebration of innovative,
impactful, people‑centered HR across Sri Lanka’s diverse organizational landscape. The awards are designed to recognize excellence at every level, with distinctions that reflect organizational scale, sector priorities, and mastery of specialized HR disciplines.
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Shines a light on high-impact HR
disciplines, recognizing organizations
that demonstrate strategic depth,
innovation, and leadership in
specialized areas of practice.
A celebration of innovative,
impactful, people‑centered HR across Sri Lanka’s diverse organizational landscape. The awards are designed to recognize excellence at every level, with distinctions that reflect organizational scale, sector priorities, and mastery of specialized HR disciplines.
KEY DATES
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
