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The Employee Benefits Awards is the only event truly dedicated to celebrating and recognising the work that employers undertake in the field of employee benefits. Find out which of the 2008 finalists will join the roll call of illustrious past winners and gain the recognition they deserve at the Awards on Wednesday 18th June or online from 19th June.
This was the first year that entrants were invited to make a charity donation when submitting their entries. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of the industry and would like to thank all those who made donations to Samaritans. The total sum raised was £7,408.
We would also like to thank our sponsors for their support of the 2008 Awards, and in particular our associate sponsor Watson Wyatt.
I am delighted to announce that we were overwhelmed by the number of entries this year. Given the 36% increase in the number of entries and the high standard of these entries it is a great achievement to be a finalist. The success of all entrants was celebrated at the Awards on Wednesday 18th June at the London Hilton on Park Lane and the winners were announced.
If you have any enquiries about either the 2007 or 2008 Awards please contact Anna Hartwell - 020 7970 4943 / anna.hartwell@centaur.co.uk.
Winners
Most successful new benefits launch
WinnerCredit Suisse - MyBenefits
Finalists
Nottingham City Council - greentravel2work Kent County Council - Kent Rewards powered by Reward Gateway iris - Mr. Benn McDonald's Restaurants - On YOUR Bike! BAA - The BAA Bonus Saver Plan
Most effective use of a flexible benefits plan
WinnerO2 - Your Total Reward
Highly Commended
CPM UK - Flex2Fit - Your benefits your choice
Finalists
Lloyds TSB Group - Flexible Benefits 2008 Scheme HBOS - HBOS Flex 2008 ICI (now part of AkzoNobel) - my choice Reynolds Porter Chamberlain - Pick 'n' Mix
Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy sponsored by Westfield Health
Winner
Danone - Danone Active Health
Finalists
Towry Law - Environment & Wellbeing
px - Fit For Work
IPC Media - Healthcare & Wellbeing at IPC Media
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education - Live Well, Work Well
UBS - UBS (UK) Integrated Employee Health & Well-being Model
Most effective company car strategy
WinnerMicrosoft - Microsoft Car Benefit Programme
Finalists
20:20 Mobile Group - 20:20 Mobile Group Fleet Policy
Henkel - Provecta Employee Car Ownership Scheme
Shell International - Shell UK Car Scheme and AlphaDrive
Most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan sponsored by Employee Advantages from Marsh
WinnerKent County Council - Kent Rewards powered by Reward Gateway
Finalists
Buckinghamshire County Council - Employee Benefits - More For …
The Moray Council - Employee Benefits Scheme
Oscar Mayer - Millie Benefits Club
Transport for London - myTFL
gem - Sapphire
Specsavers Optical Group - Specsavers Staff Welfare Scheme
Most effective pensions strategy
WinnerFirstGroup - The First UK Bus Pension Scheme
Finalists
Cheshire Building Society - Black Cat Retirement Savings Plan
GeoPost UK - GeoPost UK Pension Plan
Xyratex Technology - Motivating employees to fulfil retirement ambitions
RPM - RPM Benefits Scheme
Tesco - Tesco Pension Scheme
Communications strategy of the year for organisations with fewer than 5,000 employees
WinnerGetty Images - MyChoice
Finalists
Cancer Research UK - 'it all adds up'
Carlsberg UK - Carlsberg UK Pension Scheme
Kwik Fit Financial Services - Flexi-benefits
Fujitsu Siemens Computers - Options
Norwich Union Healthcare - Our Company, Our Health
Communications strategy of the year for organisations with 5,000 employees or more
WinnerLloyds TSB Group - 2008 Flexible Benefits Communication Strategy
Finalists
AstraZeneca - AstraZeneca Pension Fund
BAE Systems - BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan
O2 - Flexible benefits at O2
Sainsbury's - Sharesave 2007
Unilever - Your new pension scheme
McDonald's Restaurants - Your Personal Benefits
Most effective sickness absence management strategy sponsored by AEGON Scottish Equitable
WinnerGrimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education - Live Well, Work Well - In Practice
Finalists
Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust - Absence Management
Aspire Housing - Attendance Management Framework
Most effective motivation or incentive strategy sponsored by Projectlink Motivation
WinnerASDA Stores - VPI (Volume Producing Item)
Finalists
Best Deal Insurance - Best Deal Insurance Company Benefit Scheme
Punch Taverns - Proud
Boots UK - Recognition Scheme
DSG international - Retail Skills and Innovation Awards
Thomson Holidays - Spin To Win
Barclays Bank - Way ahead
Most effective application of tax-efficient benefits
WinnerNottingham City Council - Works Perks - greentravel2work, cycle2work, childcare-plus
Finalists
Kent County Council - Kent Rewards powered by Reward Gateway
British Sky Broadcasting - Sky Choices
Amadeus Services - Your Benefits
Henderson Global Investors
Most effective use of reward as part of a corporate social responsibility strategy
WinnerNorwich Union - Helping You Make a Difference
Finalists
KPMG - Corporate Amex Scheme
Northgate Information Solutions - My World
British Sky Broadcasting - The Bigger Picture - Benefits
Nottingham City Council - Works Perks
Scottish and Southern Energy - WWF £50 Virtual Voucher
Most effective all-employee share scheme strategy sponsored by RBC Corporate Employee & Executive Services
WinnerPunch Taverns - Punch Taverns Share Incentive Plan
Finalists
BAE Systems - BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan
Sainsbury's - Sharesave 2007
easyJet - Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan
Drax Group - The Drax Group Share Incentive Plan
Henderson Global Investors
Most effective employer and adviser partnership
WinnerHenderson Global Investors and Hargreaves Lansdown
Highly commended
O2 and Caburn Hope
Finalists
BMC Software and Secondsight - Complete Benefits Communication
Kent County Council and Asperity Employee Benefits - Kent Rewards powered by Reward Gateway
RPM and Foster Denovo - RPM Benefits Scheme
Reed Smith Richards Butler and PIFC Consulting - Vitality Scheme
Most effective benefits strategy for working parents and carers sponsored by Accor Services
WinnerHertfordshire County Council - Balance
Highly commended
IBM - Emergency Care Programme, Work Life Essentials, You* Flexible Benefits Scheme, Vacation Market Place, Powerful Tool for Carers, Flexible Retirement Pilot
Finalist
South Tyneside Council - Hard nosed…but warm hearted - Valuing People Through Positive Employment Policies
Most effective use of financial education in the workplace sponsored by JPMorgan INVEST
WinnerGlaxoSmithKline - GSK TotalRewardWealth Management Programme
Finalists
The Capita Group - Financial Education
Reuters, now part of Thomson Reuters - Reuters UK Retirement Plan
RPM - RPM Benefits Scheme
United Utilities - The United Uitilities Financial Awareness Programme
Henderson Global Investors
Most effective use of online media sponsored by Asperity Employee Benefits
WinnerReuters, now part of Thomson Reuters - Reuters UK Retirement Plan
Finalists
Cancer Research UK - 'it all adds up'
O2 - Enabling 'joined up' Total Reward messaging for O2 employees UK-wide
McDonald's Restaurants - our lounge - Intranet/Website
British Sky Broadcasting - The management long term incentive plan CD-rom
Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with 1,000 or fewer employees
Winneriris - Mr. Benn
Finalists
Information Resources Incorporated - Maximising benefit awareness; enhancing employee appreciation
Prodrive - Prodrive's Benefits Scheme
Towry Law - Total Lifestyle
Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 employees
WinnerO2 - Your Total Reward
Finalists
Informa - InformMyBenefits
ICI (now part of AkzoNobel) - my choice
IBM - You* IBM's Flexible Benefits Scheme
Compensation and benefits professional of the year
WinnerTowry Law - Reward Team
Finalists
AEGON UK - selection
Barnardo's
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education - The Health and Wellbeing Team
Informa
Kent County Council - Reward Team
O2 - Your Total Reward
Compensation and benefits professional of the year
WinnerChris Wilson, former benefits director, EMEA for Oracle Corporation
Finalists
Peter Barnard, registrar and clerk, Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
Neal Blackshire, benefits and compensation manager, McDonald's Restaurants
Dr. Graham Brown, head of people support services, Barnardo's
Euan Hutchinson, EMEA rewards director, Hewlett Packard
Jane Vivier, reward adviser, Kent County Council
Grand Prix sponsored by Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education - Live Well, Work Well - In Practice
