Hayleys Plantations Sector win Gold at SLITAD People Development Awards 2016/17
Setting new benchmarks i n Human Development, Hayleys Plantations emerged as Gold Award winners at the recently concluded S L I TA D Pe o p l e Development Awards 2017 conducted by Sri Lanka Institute of Training and Development.
After several rounds of strict evaluationby a panel of well- qualified academics and professionals in corporatesector in Sri Lanka, Hayleys Plantations was selected as winners of the award in recognition of its breakthrough efforts to successfully extend comprehensive Human Deve l o p m e n t p ro - grammes to its workforce spanning healthcare, education, upgrading of living standard and environment, community capacity building and youth empowerment.
“Innovation and excellence are the driving force behind the continued success of Hayleys Plantations.” In that regard, the unprecedented achievements of our team at the SLITAD People Development Awards is emblematic of the Hayleys Plantations’ holistic commitment to nurturing a dynamic, yet sustainable performance- driven culture. Despite the extreme challenges faced by our tea and rubber sectors, Hayleys Plantations has consistently worked towards the achievement of its strategic objectives, through focused upgrades to infrastructure and continuous upskilling of our most valuable resource, our people.
“In addition to our 24,000 employees, we also work to extend benefits to the 140,000 strong plantation communities of the 60 estates which we manage. This has been a winning strategy for Hayleys Plantations, as evidenced by the continuing recognition for our Human Re s o u r c e Development initiatives and moving forward we will continue to champion empowerment- based strate gies on local, regional and international plat forms, ” Hayleys Plantation Sector head and Kelani Valley Plantations PLC, Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC and Horana Plantations PLC Managing Director Roshan Rajadurai said.
Since its entry in to the Plantation Sector following the privatization of state- owned estates in 1992 up to the present d a y, Hayleys PlantationsSector’s e x t e n s i ve Human Deve l o p m e n t p ro - grammes resulted in the development and continuous improvement in human care, living standards, health and nutrition, employee engagement and empowerment. These programmes have been designed with a central focus on empowerment of both employees and the communities they live in.
Ta l awake l l e Te a Estates was able to maintain the number one tea ranking among all regional plantation companies and Kelani Valley Plantations also maintained its position being number one in rubber ranking with the highest recorded yield of 1008 Kg/ha.
All three companies manage 60 tea and rubber estates, over 26,750 Hectares of land and accounts for 4.5% and 2.5% of Sri Lanka’s tea and rubber production respectively.