The finalists for the Employee Benefits Awards 2006 have been established. More than 50 UK employers have been short-listed across a number of categories.
The awards ceremony will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London on 18 May, hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr.
THE FINALISTS
Most effective company car strategy
McDonald's RestaurantsOracleRedcats UK
Most effective healthcare strategy
Channel 4 TelevisionHutchison 3G UKNestle UK entered by LoricaWeston Group
Most effective pensions strategy
Actis entered by Watson WyattBUPABurlington ResourcesEli LillyRoyal & SunAlliance entered by Towers Perrin
Most effective application of the new pensions simplification legislation
BarclaysCarillion entered by Hewitt Communication PracticeEli LillyPrudential
Most effective motivation and work-life balance strategy
Bacharach EuropeDLA Piper Rudnick Gray CaryHertfordshire County Council
Most effective use of a flexible benefits plan
5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust and Warrington PCTDanone UK entered by Aon ConsultingEnviros entered by Gissings Advisory ServicesEC HarrisGedas UK entered by 4th ContactLogica CMG entered by Watson Wyatt
Most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan
Argos Retail GroupJohn Lewis PartnershipNewlon Housing Trust entered by PMW Benefit SolutionsNottingham City Council entered by P&MMO2 entered by Motivano
Most effective all-employee share scheme strategy
Coca-Cola enterprisesEasyJetNorthern Rock
Most proactive use of group risk and rehabilitation benefits
Castle Morpeth Borough CouncilNestle UK entered by LoricaPunch Taverns
Most effective use of financial education in the workplace
Capgemini UK entered by Halifax Bank of ScotlandFrance TelecomGlaxoSmithKline entered by Towry LawNorthern RockThe Capita Group
Most successful new benefits launch
Benfield Group entered by Orbit BenefitsBupaEasyJetMerseyrail entered by FuturemediaNationwide Building SocietyNottingham City Council entered by P&MM
Most effective use of an international benefits strategy
Barclays bankiSOFT GroupVanco entered by thomsons online benefits
Communications strategy of the year
Capgemini UKComputershareLloyds TSBPunch TavernsRoyal & SunAlliance entered by Towers Perrin
Most effective use of intranet/internet sites
BPCrown Prosecution Service entered by FuturemediaEli LillyJohn Lewis PartnershipMTV entered by thomsons online benefitsNationwide Building SocietyVodafone
Most effective application of tax-efficient benefits
BTCompass Group entered by FuturemediaGNERHonda of the UK ManufacturingNationwide Building Society
To book a place at the event please visit www.employeebenefits.co.uk/table
