All Employee Benefits Awards articles – Page 16
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective motivation or incentive strategy (Sponsored by Accor Services)
WinnerLadbrokes Football FrenzyThe judges were impressed with how Ladbrokes’ scheme fitted with the bookmaker’s culture and helped to engage staff with a key sporting area for the business. The judges also praised the reward programme for its well-thought-through communications and the element of fun it brought.The scheme, designed to drive ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan
WinnerLloyds TSB Lloyds TSB Staff Offers (entered by Asperity Employee Benefits)Lloyds TSB’s voluntary benefits scheme was praised for the way it fitted into the bank’s wider total reward strategy. The scheme was launched to engage specific staff groups, such as those under the age of 30, and those who work ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective application of tax-efficient benefits (Sponsored by Personal Group)
WinnerTD Waterhouse Investor Services TDWFlextraTD Waterhouse Investor Services was praised by the judges for its clear, comprehensive strategy, which uses the national insurance (NI) savings gained from offering tax-efficient perks via salary sacrifice to fund other benefits initiatives.Having run several tax-efficient benefits, including a share incentive plan and childcare vouchers, ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective pensions strategy
WinnerNutricia The Nutricia Pension and Benefits Scheme (entered by Secondsight)In this closely-fought category, the judges were impressed by Nutricia’s approach to moving from a self-administered money purchase pension plan to a group personal pension.They liked the high level of staff involvement throughout the change and the baby food manufacturer’s commitment ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective total reward strategy
WinnerZurich Financial Services Zurich Total Reward Statementand Flexible Benefits Scheme 2009 (entered by Buck Consultants)This programme was designed to engage staff with their reward and to create a link between personal and business performance. It aimed to explore the reciprocal relationship between employer and employee.A key part of this was ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective sickness absence management strategy
WinnerCrawley Borough Council Absence Management & Employee Wellbeing PolicyWith a workforce of 800, this council has introduced a range of new ideas, as well as using good-practice, manager-led return-to-work policies and absence monitoring schemes. The process is strict, with set targets for short-term absences and a separate procedure for long-term ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Benefits team of the year
WinnerFirstGroup Invigorating the Communication of Our Total Rewards ProgrammeUnder the careful direction of group reward and pensions director John Chilman, this team has a thorough knowledge of the organisation they work for. Each member has to take part in a two-year programme of visits to every UK bus depot so ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective international employee benefits strategy
WinnerRBS Group RBSelect (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)The judges felt RBS’s international benefits strategy is “well ahead of the rest of the market”. The banking group set itself a target of being the first financial services organisation to implement a flexible total reward strategy globally, and to ensure it was ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with 1,000 or fewer employees
WinnerGeneral Mills UK General Mills UK Employee Wellbeing StrategyThis organisation, which produces brands such as Haagen- Dazs, Old El Paso, Green Giant and Betty Crocker, has carefully aligned its business strategy of “Nourishing lives” and “Bringing food to life” to its benefits strategy, which is “Bringing employee wellbeing to life”. ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy (sponsored by Westfield Health)
WinnerInforma InformMyBenefits – Health and Wealth ProgrammeInforma reinvigorates its benefits each year. In 2008, the programme was transformed into one focusing on health and wealth. New benefits included health screening for partners and a bike-to-work scheme, to add to existing wellbeing perks such as private medical insurance, extra days’ holiday ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 employees (Sponsored by Projectlink Motivation)
WinnerMalmaison & Hotel du Vin Hotels Mal HdV Benefits(entered by Davidson Asset Management)This hotel chain faced several employee challenges, which it solved through a carefully thought-out long-term strategy.First, there was the merging of two very different hotel chains without diluting the values and brand of each; second, staff turnover in ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Grand Prix (Sponsored by Watson Wyatt Worldwide)
WinnerLadbrokes Football FrenzyLadbrokes was primarily voted winner of the Grand Prix award because of the way its Football Frenzy motivation scheme fitted with the bookmaker’s culture and helped to engage staff with a key sporting area for the business. Ladbrokes also proved it has more than one string to its ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective use of digital media to communicate benefits to staff
WinnerRok Group RokPay (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)Most employers now use websites to promote benefits and a growing number are putting together DVDs as part of their internal communications. What made Rok’s entry stand out is that it deployed both forms of digital media well.A staff survey and meetings with ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Communications strategy of the year for organisations with 5,000 employees or more
WinnerTesco Tesco Benefits Communication StrategyPeople expect Tesco to communicate well, so this entry was given extra tough scrutiny – and the judges felt it deserved to be held up as an example of good practice. The retailer used simple, often cheap ideas effectively. Communication channels were wide-ranging and sometimes felt ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009 winners and finalists
Welcome to the Employee Benefits Awards 2009.This 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 engage staff in tough times.So we would like to congratulate our worthy ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Communications strategy of the year for organisations with fewer than 5,000 employees
WinnerGrant Thornton UK Your Benefits, Your ChoiceThe judges felt that although this communication strategy was conventional (in a good way), it was absolutely right for this organisation and clearly delivered results.In 2007, Grant Thornton and RSM Robson Rhodes were involved in the largest merger in the financial sector for a ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Compensation and benefits professional of the year
WinnerMichael Rose director of total reward, AonThe judges felt Michael Rose has made a major contribution to compensation and benefits. Michael’s wide experience throughout his career has enabled him to devise a number of innovative reward ideas, both in the UK and internationally.He was one of the first to make ...
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Employee Benefits Awards: Glittering ceremony will see top performers crowned
The Employee Benefits Awards 2009 have been inundated with many sparkling entries, so make sure you have reserved your place at the gala lunch in June to see the winners announced. Hosted by comedian Rhod Gilbert, the event will take place on 26 June at the London Hilton on Park ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2009: Most effective use of financial education in the workplace (Sponsored by JPMorgan INVEST)
WinnerSchlumberger (entered by Clarity)Judges praised the oilfield service provider’s approach to the difficult task of providing financial education to a workforce of 84,000 spread across more than 80 countries. Its education programme targets two main groups – expatriate employees and international commuters who live in their home country but travel ...
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Employee Benefits Awards finalists announced
Employee Benefits Awards finalists announcedThe shortlist for the Employee Benefits Awards 2009 has been announced. Leading employers such as Boots, Tesco, Fujitsu and Centrica have made the list of finalists.The ultimate winners will be announced at a glittering lunchtime ceremony on 26 June 2009 in London.The Employee Benefits Awards aims ...