Fashion Bug bags Bronze at People Development Awards

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Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading retail clothing stores with over 17 outlets island-wide served by its 1,200+ employees, walked away with a Bronze at the recent People Development Awards hosted by the Sri Lanka Institute of Training And Development (SLITAD). Organised for the first time, the awards ceremony was held on 22 November at Waters Edge with the participation of many business leaders and recognised and celebrated their successes to people development.

The Chief Guest was Donglin Li, Country Director – International Labour Organization, Sri Lanka and Maldives, accompanied by SLITAD President Eastman Narangoda and SLITAD People Award 2013 Organising Committee Chairman Ajith Bopitiya among various other practitioners in the field. CEO Forum The awards ceremony kicked off with the CEO forum and eminent business personalities including Chandra Shafter – Deputy Chairperson of Janashakthi Insurance PLC, Ashoka Peiris – CEO of Singer Sri Lanka, K.R. Raveendran – CEO/MD of Printcare Group, and R. Rajgopalan – CEO/MD of CEAT Kelani Holdings participated for the forum. LOLC, Janashakthi Insurance PLC, Union Assurance, Seylan Bank, Printcare, Access Engineering, Singer Sri Lanka, CDB, Kelani Cables and CEAT were among the award winners. HR Development Manager Namal Ekanayake said: “At Fashion Bug we make it a priority to go beyond recognising and nurturing our employees who serve our fashionable shoppers. We are delighted to have been recognised at this prestigious ceremony. The award exhibits that we as a fashion retail line has one of the best HRD practices in Sri Lanka.” Assessment process The SLITAD People Development Award implements an assessment process consisting of 10 strategic areas where a team of experienced assessors from University of Colombo review each applicant thoroughly to assure that the organisation has a good people practice. This included business strategy, learning and development strategy, people management strategy, leadership and management strategy, management effectiveness, recognition and rewards, involvement and empowerment, learning and development, performance measurement and continuous improvement. Established during 1998 to satisfy the long-felt fundamental yet unfulfilled needs of the community of human resources development practitioners of the country, SLITAD is a non-profit organisation aimed at spreading the HRD movement in Sri Lanka. The institute is managed by a national council with the President at the apex level. The institute is affiliated to the International Federation of the Training and Development Organization (IFTDO). SLITAD has many individual members and institutional members. Fashion Bug commenced its operations since 1994 as a partnership business with four partners and a staff population of just 15, and today it possesses over 17 stores throughout the country with a workforce of over 1,200 employees, and stands among the leading clothing stores in Sri Lanka catering with the fashion motto of ‘Changing Life Styles’.