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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 ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Communications strategy of the year for organisations with fewer than 5,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERSage UK, Select entered by Thomsons Online BenefitsAs a business management software firm, Sage UK’s employee demographics presented it with a number of communications challenges. It has a diverse employee base working in customer services, sales, research anddevelopment, IT and central functions, and needed communications that could break through the ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Communications strategy of the year for organisations with more than 5,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERSiemens, Siemens Benefits Scheme entered by Towers WatsonSiemens was the clear winner in this category for its innovative and clear strategy in communicating its pension scheme. Its ‘Don’t be a Wilf” campaign, which the judges called fun, engaging and memorable, centred on Wilfred Wrongturn, a hapless cyber pensioner.Wilf was introduced ...

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

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERThe City and Guilds of London Institute, Imagine entered by Thomsons Online BenefitsThis entrant offered a creatively branded benefits package via an online portal to support its objectives and business transformation. The strategy also had to address union demands relating to pay at a time when City and Guilds could ...

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

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERFirst Group, My RewardsIn April 2010, this entrant introduced a secure website for its reward package My Rewards, giving employees a single hub to access benefits. Although the internet is commonly seen as an inappropriate medium to deliver benefits to transport sector employees, First Group chose to challenge this in ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective use of financial education in the workplace

    2011-07-01T00:00:01Z

    WINNERE.On, Making the Most of your MoneyThe judges loved the way this entrant focused on two key issues within the organisation and encouraged employees to engage with these.E.On’s two main objectives for its financial education strategy were to help employees find support to deal with debt issues and encourage as ...

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    Cisco, Sage, and City and Guilds win hat trick for one adviser at Employee Benefits Awards

    2011-06-16T09:53:38Z

    Cisco, Sage, and City and Guilds were among the winners at the Employee Benefits Awards 2011.The three organisations, nominated by their adviser Thomsons Online Benefits, took home four awards in total: Cisco won ‘Most effective use of a flexible benefits plan’ and ‘Most effective sickness absence management strategy’; Sage won ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011 winners to be announced

    2011-06-09T08:42:53Z

    The Employee Benefits Awards will take place today to recognise and reward employers which have made a significant difference to their organisations through their reward strategies.The event, hosted by acclaimed actor Stephen Mangan, will take place at The Artillery Gardens at The HAC. Organisations that have been shortlisted for awards ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011 full list of finalists

    2011-03-28T11:00:00Z

    Universal Music, Bombardier Transportation UK, Carlsberg and Volvo are among the finalists of the Employee Benefits Awards 2011.Book your table to find out who the winners are on 9 June at the awards ceremonyAfter two days of intensive judging by our 22 highly experienced judges we are pleased to announce ...

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    Employee Benefits Live 2010: Design reward to fit people

    2010-11-03T17:23:47Z

    The essence of total reward is about trying to connect with an organisation’s workforce in order to obtain optimum results.Employers should design their reward strategy to fit their people, rather than trying to get people to fit the reward design, said Peter Reilly, director HR and consultancy at the Institute ...

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    Employee Benefits Live 2010: Total recognition could replace total reward

    2010-11-03T10:36:52Z

    Employers should look at using a total recognition strategy in place of total reward in order to effectively align performance management with rewards.This is because money is not always a motivator, said Chris Bones, dean at Henley Business School, speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2010. Alongside cash remuneration, employees are ...

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    Employee Benefits Live 2010: BG Group gives staff free shares with flexible benefits sign-up

    2010-11-01T08:52:30Z

    The BG Group gave employees £3,000 worth of free shares when it launched its flexible benefits scheme.During the session Getting the right results from your flexible benefits, Lisa Philpott, HR manager at BG Group, said employees could keep the full amount of shares or use some of the value to ...

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    Employee Benefits Live 2010: Emotional resilience key to wellbeing

    2010-11-01T08:50:03Z

    Emotional resilience is key to creating a culture of health and reducing stress, according to public services and design consultancy, Amey.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2010, Mark Bradshaw HR director, reward, and Helen Knight, wellbeing manager, said Amey’s wellbeing campaign has helped employees build their emotional resilience - the ability ...