There is just one day left for reward, benefits and HR professionals and teams to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2026 before the deadline of Friday 6 February.
This is the final opportunity to showcase the exceptional work individuals and teams have achieved in attracting, motivating, and rewarding employees through innovative benefits strategies over the past year.
The event, which will take place on Friday 26 June 2026 at The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) in London, celebrates organisations, teams, and individuals that made an inspiring difference through their reward and benefits strategies during 2025.
There are 18 categories for 2026, which include: Best motivation or recognition scheme, Best pensions strategy, Best financial wellbeing strategy, Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits and Best mental health strategy. Achievements in areas including alignment of benefits to business strategy, benefits communications, and diversity, equity and inclusion will also be recognised.
New for 2026 is the award for Best benefits to support families, which will recognise an employer that supports employees with family life regardless of gender, such as a journey to parenthood.
To celebrate individual achievement, the Benefits professional of the year award recognises a trailblazer who has more than five years of experience. This person is seen as a shining light in the industry and someone people turn to for guidance and inspiration.
In addition, the Rising star accolade celebrates an HR professional who, despite being in the industry no more than five years, has had a considerable impact on the HR and business strategies of their organisation.
The ceremony will also include the Grand Prix award, which recognises the standout entry among the winners across all categories and is presented to the organisation that has most impressed judges with its overall achievements.
