Inclusivity at the workplace, on a practical and day-to-day level, often stops just shy of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). At Pizza Hut Sri Lanka, inclusivity regardless of race, religion, gender, disability, or any other grounds is much more than just a buzzword to be paid lip service to. Pizza Hut Sri Lanka’s tireless work to drive inclusivity for PWDs within the workplace has been recognised on a global level by the global Pizza Hut brand, with Pizza Hut Sri Lanka being awarded the Equity & Inclusion Award at the first-ever Pizza Hut Global People & Purpose Summit 2021, with a cash award of $ 5,000. Brands – who operates Pizza Hut worldwide – Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer James Fripp said: “Pizza Hut Sri Lanka has been fighting systemic inequality by improving the lives of the disadvantaged groups of their country, people with hearing disabilities. PWDs and Pizza Hut Sri Lanka’s exemplary people practiceSpeaking on what led to Pizza Hut Sri Lanka making such progress in terms of equity and inclusivity with PWDs, Mendis explained that from the start, the approach Pizza Hut Sri Lanka took was systematic and designed to differ from the norm.

Source: The Nation October 03, 2021 18:33 UTC