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• 1. Most effective travel strategy for business and perk car drivers

   

  The judges will be looking for a successful strategy that has made company cars and allowances effective as a benefit in your organisation.
  For example you may have:

  ·          launched a clever benefits initiative to encourage environmentally-friendly travel practices

  ·          changed your business travel practices to improve driver health and safety

  ·          introduced a new green car policy

  ·          implemented an effective tax or other form of cost-cutting drive

  ·          introduced new technology to capture mileage or communicate more effectively with drivers

  ·          run a driver training programme that has helped cut costs or made drivers more efficient

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form.

   

• 2. Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy

   

  Have you put in place a strategy that helps promote health and wellbeing in your organisation? The judges will be looking for a successful strategy that helps boost productivity or engagement through employee wellbeing.

  For example, you may have:

  ·          introduced healthy eating or nutrition advice

  ·          gym membership or sports activities

  ·          wellbeing fairs, health checks or a health awareness campaign

  ·          a carefully targeted benefit

  ·          a whole new healthcare strategy

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 3. Most effective sickness absence management strategy

   

  This award will recognise employers that have made a concerted effort to reduce long- and short-term sickness absence.

  Steps may have been taken to rehabilitate employees back into the workplace after a period of long-term sickness or to identify the causes of absence, for example stress or musculoskeletal problems.
  The judges will look for strategies that integrate healthcare benefits (such as cash plans, private medical insurance, employee assistance programmes and income protection) with broader occupational health, HR and management policies.

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form.

   

• 4. Most effective pensions strategy

   

  The judges will be looking for a successful strategy that has made pensions an effective benefit in your organisation.
  For example, this could be:

  ·          as a result of a change in provision

  ·          a communications campaign

  ·          new technology

  ·          the successful launch of a new scheme

  ·          changes ahead of the Pensions Act 2008 coming into force in 2012.

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form.

   

• 5. Most effective motivation or incentive strategy

   

  The judges will be looking for a successful motivation strategy that uses either incentives or motivational rewards to help drive employee performance, engagement or retention.

  If you have put in place an initiative to motivate or incentivise staff, we want to hear about it.
  For example:

  ·          clever use of motivational voucher rewards

  ·          bonus rewards and incentives for sales teams

  ·          awards ceremonies

  ·          colleague recognition schemes

  ·          long service schemes

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form.

   

• 6. Most effective use of a flexible benefits plan

   

  The judges will be looking for a successful strategy that has made delivering employer-paid benefits through a flexible benefits plan effective in your organisation.

  They will be looking at:

  ·          which benefits you included and why

  ·          how the plan was communicated and administered

  ·          how it complements or helps drive other HR or corporate initiatives

  ·          how you handled costs and tax breaks

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 7. Most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan

   

  If you have recently launched or revamped a voluntary benefits scheme, this category could be for you. The judges will be looking for a successful plan that has used staff-paid, voluntary benefits in an effective manner.
  Whether is it a plan that simply maximises staff discounts or uses tax-efficient benefits via salary sacrifice, the judges will be looking at:

  ·          which benefits you choose to offer and why

  ·          how the plan is communicated and administered

  ·          how it fits into other benefits strategies

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 8. Most effective all-employee share scheme strategy

   

  The judges will be looking for a successful strategy that has made HM Revenue & Customs-approved all-employee share schemes an effective benefit in your organisation.

  These include:

  ·          sharesave/SAYE

  ·          share incentive plan (Sip)

  ·          company share option plan (Csop)

  The judges will be looking at how:

  ·          your scheme(s) was communicated

  ·          how the company handled any ups and downs in the share price

  ·          impact of the scheme(s) on measures such as retention, staff engagement, and productivity

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 9. Most effective use of financial education in the workplace

   

  The judges will be looking for employers that have taken a proactive approach to their workforce’s financial needs and have supported staff in the making of financial, retirement or investment-related benefits decisions.
  For example, entrants may have:

  ·          brought in financial advisers for one-to-one meetings

  ·          run financial seminars or workshops

  ·          installed financial modelling programmes on the intranet

  ·          offered staff time off work to sort out personal financial affairs

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 10. Most effective international reward strategy

   

  If you operate a reward strategy across two or more countries outside the United Kingdom or deal with large numbers of expatriate staff then this category is for you.

  The judges will be looking for an entrant that has used its global reward strategy effectively to help drive its business goals.

  For example, you may have:

  ·          introduced a specific reward or bonus strategy across several countries

  ·          implemented multinational pooling or an international employee benefits trust

  ·          launched a global shares scheme or flexible benefits plan

  ·          revised your expatriate reward strategy

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 11. Communications strategy of the year for employers with more than 5,000 employees

   

  The winner of this category will be awarded for an effective and innovative approach to benefits communications; be it through face-to-face, print or digital media. Your campaign could have been for a one-off benefits promotion or a whole benefits package; ultimately it will be judged on how appropriate and effective it was.
  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 12. Communications strategy of the year for employers with fewer than 5,000 employees

   

  The winner of this category will be awarded for an effective and innovative approach to benefits communications; be it through face-to-face, print or digital media. Your campaign could have been for a one-off benefits promotion or a whole benefits package; ultimately it will be judged on how appropriate and effective it was.
  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 13. Most effective use of reward as part of a corporate social responsibility strategy

   

  This award celebrates employers that have integrated benefits into their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.

  For example, you may have:

  ·          implemented ethical pensions investment choices

  ·          launched a payroll giving scheme

  ·          included carbon offsetting in your flexible benefits package

  ·          taken steps to improve the green credentials of your fleet

  The possibilities are growing every year, so we want to hear about your benefits’ CSR innovations.
  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 14. Most effective benefits strategy for working parents and carers

   

  This award recognises the steps taken by employers to support working parents and carers. If you offer childcare vouchers, nursery places, guidance on eldercare, or flexible working arrangements, this is your chance to show how your organisation supports carers, which in turn makes your employees more effective at work.

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 15. Most effective total reward strategy

   

  The judges will be looking for an entrant which has successfully integrated its reward offerings (which can include: pay and bonuses, pensions and benefits, staff development, work environment, etc) into a single ‘total reward’ strategy.
  The judges want to see what reward elements you have included in your strategy and why, as well as how effectively you have communicated the value of the total reward package to staff.

  Ultimately, you will have to demonstrate that the strategy adopted met the organisation’s stated HR and/or business objectives.

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 16. Most effective benefits strategy in a public sector organisation

   

  This award gives public sector organisations the chance to demonstrate how they use benefits to tackle the reward issues that specifically face the public sector.

  Your entry should show how you use benefits effectively, for example, to mitigate pressures on pay budgets, or how you maximise your pension scheme to attract top-level staff.
  The judges will examine how you used all the components of an overall benefits strategy to deliver a return on investment.

  For example, in terms of:

  ·          improved staff recruitment and/or retention

  ·          increased productivity

  ·          staff engagement

  ·          reduced absenteeism rates

  ·          reduced reward costs

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 17. Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with fewer than 1,000 employees

   

  This award gives small-to-medium sized organisations the chance to demonstrate how they use their overall benefits strategy (not just one specific benefit) to drive their HR or business strategy.

  The judges will examine how you used all the components of an overall benefits strategy to deliver a return on investment.

  For example, in terms of:

  ·          improved staff recruitment and/or retention

  ·          increased productivity

  ·          staff engagement

  ·          reduced absenteeism rates

  ·          reduced reward costs

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 18. Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 employees

   

  This category presents larger employers with an opportunity to demonstrate the depth and breadth of their overall benefits strategy (not just one specific benefit) and the way in which it supports their organisation’s HR and business goals.
  The judges will examine how you used all the components of an overall benefits strategy to deliver a return on investment.

  For example, in terms of:

  ·          improved staff recruitment and/or retention

  ·          increased productivity

  ·          staff engagement

  ·          reduced absenteeism rates

  ·          reduced reward costs

  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 19. Benefits team of the year

   

  This category celebrates how an in-house benefits team worked together to deliver benefits that meet the HR and business strategies of their organisation.

  We want to know who is in your team, and how the skills and talents of each member played a crucial part in the effective delivery of your benefits strategy.

  Using examples of strategies and day-to-day work, we would like you to demonstrate how the collective achievement of team members has led to the results achieved.
  The judges will be looking for thought-through strategy and objectives, innovation and quantifiable, measurable results.

   

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• 20. Compensation and benefits professional of the year

   

  The judges are looking for an in-house benefits manager who has had an impact on the broader benefits trends by implementing fresh  and cutting-edge thinking on benefits at the employer they work for (or employers they have worked for over their career).

  The judges will be looking for someone, who over the course of their career, has become recognised by their peers as an innovative thinker on benefits.
  NOTE: Entries for this category can be submitted by the nominees themselves, or by members of their team or by the consultants, advisers or providers they work with.
  
  

  Please click here to download the category entry form. 

   

• Grand Prix

   

  This category cannot be entered. Instead, the judges will be looking for an entry that truly stands out among the other category winners.