People’s Leasing and Finance PLC, Sri Lanka’s non-bank finance sector Market Leader was conferred with the ‘Sri Lankan Best Employer Brand 2017’ award at the 12th edition of the award ceremony held at Taj Samudra hotel. PLC won this award for the second consecutive year.
‘Sri Lankan Best Employer Brand’ is an annual event organized by the Word HRD Congress and Employer Branding Institute.
Dedication towards the employees, excellent service for customers, futuristic vision and business ethics and ability to sustain the business have been the criteria to select PLC as the Sri Lankan Best Employer Brand 2017.
The secret behind PLC winning this award is the company’s great devotion towards its human resources development. PLC’s core competency being its people, the company treats its staff as its best asset. Training, development and welfare are part and parcel of PLC’s human resource strategy.
PLC has retained the Market Leader position as the leasing giant for 15 consecutive years whilst continuously developing its human resources.
Winning this award for the second consecutive year is also an endorsement on PLC’s competence and positive approach towards human resource development as a socially responsible company.
People’s Leasing Company was commissioned in 1995 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the state bank, the People’s Bank. The company is the largest non-bank finance company in sri Lanka. Fitch Rating Lanka has assigned PLC a credit rating of AA-(lka). PLC is the only Sri Lankan non-bank finance company to have two international ratings.
PLC’s unique financial services include; leasing, fixed deposits, savings, personal and business loans, margin trading, factoring and Islamic financial services.
PLC has diversified its product offer through its five subsidiaries; People’s Insurance PLC, People’s Microfinance Ltd, People’s Leasing Property Development Ltd, People’s Leasing Fleet Management Ltd and People’s Leasing Havelock Properties Ltd.
The uniqueness of PLC is its strength and its ability to provide customer and diverse financial services under one roof to its customers.