All Employee Benefits Awards articles – Page 14

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    Winners of the Employee Benefits Awards announced

    2012-06-01T11:00:00Z

    The 2012 Employee Benefits Awards took place at The Artillery Garden at the HAC in London on 31 May.Hosted by Jason Byrne on behalf of Employee Benefits magazine and celebrating the best in benefits, just 24 winners were selected from 100 finalists.More details and photos will be added to this ...

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    GE, Kraft Foods and Virgin Media among the employers shortlisted for the Employee Benefits Awards 2012

    2012-03-27T09:43:06Z

    GE, Home Retail Group, Kraft Foods, McDonald’s Restaurants and Virgin Media are among the employers shortlisted for the Employee Benefits Awards 2012.Other finalists include:'Benefits team of the year':AvivaCancer Research UKKraft FoodsLinklatersMarks and Spencer'Most effective alignment of reward strategy to business strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 employees':Everything EverywhereGEGrant ThorntonJLT ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERCancer Research UK, CR-UK RewardsThe judges were impressed by this charity organisation’s belief that, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. When Cancer Research UK’s previous voluntary benefits scheme suffered from very low take-up levels, a lack of promotion and a sign-up process that seemed to discourage staff ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective use of a flexible benefits plan

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERCisco, i-Benefit@Cisco entered by Thomson Online BenefitsCisco was the outright winner in this category because of its input from top leadership, the speed at which the new package was delivered to staff, its focus on aligning its employee profile and business brand, and the impressive savings worth more than £1 ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective travel strategy for business and perk car drivers

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERInterserve Project Services, Fleet Carbon Reduction Scheme entered by The Miles ConsultancyThis entrant’s UK car strategy is closely aligned with its business needs to provide transport for almost 1,300 drivers, as well as its corporate social responsibility goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Almost all the fleet is classified as ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective pensions strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERInstitution of Civil Engineers entered by SecondsightThe Institution of Civil Engineers Group dealt with the closure of its final salary pension scheme in a fair and responsible way, while taking into account employees’ negative reactions to the changes. Generous employer-funded contributions were offered for members to sweeten the pill for ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective sickness absence management strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERCisco, i-Benefit@Cisco entered byThomsons Online BenefitsAs winner of this category, Cisco demonstrated the implementation of a sickness absence management scheme that reduced the high number of staff on long-term sick leave and tackled the underlying causes of ill-health.With a high-performing culture and long working hours, Cisco was affected by high ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective motivation or incentive strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERThe Pensions Trust, Rewards and Benefits ProgrammeA key part of this entrant’s people strategy is what it describes as the deal between the employer and the employee. This refers to what it means to work for The Pensions Trust and the benefits of the employment relationship for both parties. A ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective benefits strategy for working parents or carers

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERUniversity of Lincoln, UOL Total Reward and WellbeingThe clear winner in this category, this entrant proved that public sector funding is not an obstacle to offering a wide scope of benefits to achieve a healthy work-life balance.The diverse workforce at the University of Lincoln includes a number of people with ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective all-employee share scheme strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERMarks and Spencer, Sharesave 2010 entered by EquinitiThe tough economic climate, coupled with the Treasury’s decision to remove the bonus on three-year sharesave schemes, prompted Marks and Spencer to review its scheme to ensure it continued to be valued as an employee benefit.he company took the bold step of stripping ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective reward or benefits strategy for staff based outside the UK

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERQuintiles, EMEA total reward statements entered by EdenredThe pharmaceutical firm bravely took on the challenge of delivering international total reward statements cost-effectively and in a short timeframe.A three-tiered approach enabled Quintiles to deliver the appropriate statements in various countries. Unusually, the analogy used to convey messages around reward was milk. ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective benefits strategy in a public sector organisation

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERUniversity of Lincoln, UOL Total RewardLike many public sector organisations, the University of Lincoln had traditionally taken a very formal approach to benefits, based on the public sector philosophy of offering generous sickness entitlement, holidays and pay, but demonstrating little in the way of creativity. To meet the needs of ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Benefits team of the year

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERAmey nominated by Aon HewittThis entry from the large public contract supplier demonstrated its HR and benefits team’s strong links with the organisation’s business strategy. The team is at the heart of what Amey is trying to achieve, playing a key role in helping to meet organisational objectives and being ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Benefits professional of the year

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERJohn Chilman, group reward and pensions director, FirstGroupJohn Chilman is a well-known and highly respected figure in the employee benefits industry. He has been highly rated for the work he has done at FirstGroup in recent years. During his tenure, the transport firm has won several Employee Benefits Awards accolades, ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective total reward strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERRS Components, My RewardIn 2008, RS Components, like many other employers, felt the effects of the economic downturn and had to implement redundancies, pay freezes and bonus cuts. As part of efforts to re-engage its workforce during this difficult time, the firm introduced a branded total reward scheme. Extensive research ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Grand Prix

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    E.On was voted winner of this year’s Grand Prix because of its approach to tackling employees’ financial wellbeing issues, particularly in relation to debt and saving enough for retirement. Debt is currently one of the biggest problems in the UK, but in the next 10 years, the largest issue is ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: The Judging Panel

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    Employee Events Awards Judging PanelDebi O’Donovan is editor of Employee Benefits and is responsible for editorial strategy across events, web and magazine.Bernie Buckley is head of reward and analysis at Whitbread, the employer that won the Employee Benefits Awards Grand Prix 2010.Samantha Gee was director of strategic reward and resourcing ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    The Employee Benefits Awards is the only event in the UK dedicated to celebrating employers’ reward and benefits strategies. This year, more than ever, it is vital to acknowledge outstanding practices as employers aim to prepare staff for changes ahead.So we would like to congratulate our worthy finalists and winners!Download ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for organisations with fewer than 1,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERCA Technologies, Balance Your LifeThis technology firm launched its wellness programme, Balance Your Life, in May 2009 for its 790 UK employees, because it saw a need to introduce a programme to combat steadily increasing healthcare costs resulting from higher-than-average claims for its sector. It also wanted to address the ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERAmerican Express Services Europe, Healthy LivingStrategy and ProgrammeThis entrant won this category in recognition of the work it has delivered to employees in promoting health and wellbeing as a global strategy.American Express began implementing its Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) Healthy Living Strategy and Programme in February 2010 and ...