Sunshine Healthcare honoured among 40 Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka

Sunshine Holdings Group Head of Human Resources Michelle Senanayake receiving the award from GPTW Sri Lanka Chief Executive Officer Kshanika Ratnayaka. Also present are (from left) Sunshine Medical Devices Chief Executive Officer T. Sayandhan, Sunshine Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer Shantha Bandara, Sunshine Healthcare Lanka HR Business Partners Roshali Nakandala and Usha Rajapaksha

Proving its mettle as a leading employer in Sri Lanka, Sunshine Healthcare, a subsidiary of Sunshine Holdings, recently secured a highly coveted spot among the 40 Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka for 2021, as listed by independent analysts at Great Place to Work Sri Lanka. Sunshine Healthcare consists of research and development (R&D), manufacturing, importation, distribution, and retail.

With a total healthcare sector team of over 1,000 employees, the listing is the culmination of thoughtfully crafted human resource practices and values applied over Sunshine Healthcare's five decades of operations driving towards the purpose of 'Bringing good things to life'. The recognition of the company's positive culture and workplace demonstrates the company’s momentum and growing position within the healthcare industry.

“We are humbled and honoured to be recognised for creating one of the best workplaces in the country. A central part of our mission at Sunshine Healthcare is helping Sri Lankan citizens and healthcare providers deliver the right care for every patient and ultimately restore joy and energy into their lives. The pandemic highlighted the importance of this service, and our team worked hard under immense pressure to ensure this goal, outdoing rapidly evolving challenges during the period," remarked Sunshine Healthcare Managing Director Shyam Sathasivam.

Sunshine Healthcare's unique approach to building great teams is based on a performance-based culture that values innovation, trust, perseverance, responsibility and integrity. To support their businesses and employees, the company prioritises and invests heavily in customised training and development initiatives, recruiting against competencies in a competitive market, benchmarking pay against the market and retaining high performers.

"The most resilient and successful healthcare-focused organisations show that empathy towards their staff, clear vision and compassion towards patients sets them up for success. This accomplishment is undoubtedly a total credit to the superior work ethic and culture maintained by our talented, dedicated body of employees," he continued.

Further, the company works hard to ensure the safety of its team members working on the frontlines while a pandemic rages. Sunshine Healthcare is also keenly aware of the needs of the younger generations, who are entering the workforce in increasing numbers, and is actively meeting their changing needs in terms of remote working, embracing technology, and being more open to generational diversity.

Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviours proven to deliver market-leading revenue and increased innovation. It uses validated employee feedback gathered with Great Place to Work’s rigorous, data-driven methodology. The listing will further the momentum Sunshine Healthcare has accomplished to date and confirms the company’s commitment to develop and support an incredibly talented team to drive better business agility and make a difference for customers.

Sunshine Healthcare Lanka, established in 1967, is a leading market expansion services provider, with an extensive specialised healthcare team, offering a broad range of customised services from registration to importation, customs clearance and temperature-controlled storage, sales and marketing, warehousing and pharmacy distribution. The company is Sri Lanka’s first fully-integrated healthcare company that operates in all five healthcare supply chain segments, namely research and development (R&D), manufacturing, importation, distribution, and retail.