1. Macro Human Resources Management challenges in Sri Lanka
Rohitha Amarapala
INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SRI LANKA INC.

2. Human Capital Challenges – The Macro View of the Country
Skill mismatch.
Imbalance between the demand and supply of jobs
Education system had not been geared to cater to the labour market needs. 02
Unemployment
4.6% in 2015
males – 3.0% Females – 7.6%
Graduate Unemployment ,
8.1% Graduates and A/L students
1)The age at which they complete the University education.
2) inadequate knowledge of English Language.
3)Conventional university system geared towards developing intellectual capacity rather than skill development 01 02
Brain drain
losing most of the talented men and women -the best talents 03

3. Human Capital Challenges – The Macro View of the Country
Stringent
Labour Laws 06
Graduate Unemployment 02
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Social Security System
Due to the lack of social security systems in the private sector, employees are willing to move to public sector 04 05
Working Environment
New best practices on working arrangement are not exist in Sri Lanka, (flexi work, part time work, virtual work etc) 07
Aging workforce
Labour force participation rate of age group 40+ represents 53.4%)

4. Thank You Rohitha Amarapala
INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SRI LANKA INC.