The finalists of the Employee Benefits Awards 2007 are unveiled below. The winners of each category will be announced at a gala lunch on 8 June at The Park Lane Hilton that will honour the best of the best for their hard work and ingenuity. To reserve a place download a table booking form (doc), email Jeremy Lankshear or call him on 0207 970 4736 to reserve your place.
| Finalists of the Employee Benefits Awards 2007 | In association with: |
Most effective healthcare strategy
• Cadbury Schweppes
• Dimension Data; consultant EmployMend
• Grimsby Institute of Further Education
• London Underground
• Shell; entered by Gissings Advisory Services
• Pfizer; entered by Lorica
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
Most effective use of group risk and long-term absence strategy
• Birmingham Focus; entered by BHSF
• Grimsby Institute of Further Education
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
Most successful new benefits launch
• Coda; consultant Hargreaves Lansdown
• ING Direct; entered by Vebnet; consultant Mercer Human Resource Consulting
• Kent County Council; entered by Flexphone
• Malmaison Hotel Group; consultant Davidson Asset Management
• NPower; consultant People Value
• Royal Automobile Club; entered by Foster Denovo
Most effective pensions strategy
• Aberdeen Asset Management; entered by Foster Denovo
• Benfield; entered by Benfield and Orbit
• Coda; consultant Hargreaves Lansdown
• EDF Energy; entered by Talking People
• Proquest Information & Learning; entered by Second Sight
• Royal Bank of Scotalnd; entered by Aricot Vert; consultant Towers Perrin
Most effective use of a flexible benefits plan
• Bank of America; entered by Towers Perrin
• Benfield; entered by Benfield and Orbit
• Standard Life; consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide
• Gissings; entered by Gissings Advisory Services
• Societe Generale; entered by Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Most effective all-employee share scheme
• easyJet; entered by Capita Share Plan Services
• Computershare Investor Services
• Drax Group, Yorkshire Building Society
• Prudential; entered by Yorkshire Building Society
• Qinetiq
Most effective use of financial education in the workplace
• Capgemini UK; entered by HBOS
• Capita Group; entered by Capita Share Plan Services
• Proquest Information & Learning; entered by Second Sight
• Vodafone Group
Most effective use of intranet/internet sites
• Atlantic Container Line UK; entered by AWD Chase de Vere
• McDonald's; entered by Barkers
• O2; entered by Caburn Hope
• Qinetiq; entered by Lloyds TSB Registrars ; consultant Herbert Smith
Most effective company car strategy
• BG Group; consultant Lloyds TSB Autolease
• Mitie Property Services; entered by Provecta Car Plan
• Unilever; entered by Alphabet
Most effective motivation or incentive strategy
• BSkyB
• Fenland District Council
• KPMG
• NPower; consultant People Value
• Providence Row Housing Association
Most effective use of voluntary benefits
• Boots
• DSG International PLC; consultant HBOS; advisor CHA
• Grimsby Institute of Further Education
• McDonald's; entered by Barkers
• Reuters; consultant You at Work
• Treloar Trust; entered by CCD PR; consultant HSF Health Plan
Communications strategy of the year
• Cadbury Schweppes
• Cattles
• Center Parcs; entered by Hargreaves Lansdown
• First Direct; consultant Mercer Human Resource Consulting
• Grimsby Institute of Further Education
• O2; entered by Caburn Hope
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Qinetiq
• Royal Bank of Scotland; entered by Aricot Vert; consultant Towers Perrin
• Siemens; consultant Creative Direction
Most effective application of tax-efficient benefits
• Bank of America; entered by Towers Perrin
• Coda
• Kirklees; consultant You at Work
• Qinetiq
• Standard Life; consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Most effective use of payroll giving strategy
• Arcadia
• PX Limited
Most effective employer and adviser partnership
• Bevan Brittan; entered by Jelf Group
• Home Retail Group; entered by Halifax Bank of Scotland; consultant Motivano
• Malmaison Hotel Group; consultant Davidson Asset Management
• Mourant; entered by Ceridian
• Royal Bank of Scotland; entered by Aricot Vert; consultant Towers Perrin
- Vanco; entered by Thomsons Online Benefits
Most effective strategy for organisations with employees of 1,000 or less
• Actelion Pharmaceuticals UK; entered by Redbourne
• Amadeus; consultant You at Work
• Bevan Brittan; entered by Jelf Group
• Loyalty Management Group; entered by Thomsons Online Benefits
• Providence Row Housing Association
• Royal Automobile Club; entered by Foster Denovo
Most effective strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 employees
• Asda Stores
• Bank of America; entered by Towers Perrin
• Cattles
• National Express
• Shell International; consultant Gissings Advisory Services
Benefits team of the year
• Benfield; consultant Orbit
• Qinetiq
• Royal Bank of Scotland; entered by Aricot Vert; consultant Towers Perrin
• Virgin Mobile
Sponsors:
Most effective healthcare strategy
• Cadbury Schweppes
• Dimension Data; consultant EmployMend
• Grimsby Institute of Further Education
• London Underground
• Shell; entered by Gissings Advisory Services
• Pfizer; entered by Lorica
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
Most effective use of group risk and long-term absence strategy
• Birmingham Focus; entered by BHSF
• Grimsby Institute of Further Education
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
Most successful new benefits launch
• Coda; consultant Hargreaves Lansdown
• ING Direct; entered by Vebnet; consultant Mercer Human Resource Consulting
• Kent County Council; entered by Flexphone
• Malmaison Hotel Group; consultant Davidson Asset Management
• NPower; consultant People Value
• Royal Automobile Club; entered by Foster Denovo
Most effective pensions strategy
• Aberdeen Asset Management; entered by Foster Denovo
• Benfield; entered by Benfield and Orbit
• Coda; consultant Hargreaves Lansdown
• EDF Energy; entered by Talking People
• Proquest Information & Learning; entered by Second Sight
• Royal Bank of Scotalnd; entered by Aricot Vert; consultant Towers Perrin
Most effective use of a flexible benefits plan
• Bank of America; entered by Towers Perrin
• Benfield; entered by Benfield and Orbit
• Standard Life; consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide
• Gissings; entered by Gissings Advisory Services
• Societe Generale; entered by Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Most effective all-employee share scheme
• easyJet; entered by Capita Share Plan Services
• Computershare Investor Services
• Drax Group, Yorkshire Building Society
• Prudential; entered by Yorkshire Building Society
• Qinetiq
Most effective use of financial education in the workplace
• Capgemini UK; entered by HBOS
• Capita Group; entered by Capita Share Plan Services
• Proquest Information & Learning; entered by Second Sight
• Vodafone Group
Most effective use of intranet/internet sites
• Atlantic Container Line UK; entered by AWD Chase de Vere
• McDonald's; entered by Barkers
• O2; entered by Caburn Hope
• Qinetiq; entered by Lloyds TSB Registrars ; consultant Herbert Smith
Most effective company car strategy
• BG Group; consultant Lloyds TSB Autolease
• Mitie Property Services; entered by Provecta Car Plan
• Unilever; entered by Alphabet
Most effective motivation or incentive strategy
• BSkyB
• Fenland District Council
• KPMG
• NPower; consultant People Value
• Providence Row Housing Association
Most effective use of voluntary benefits
• Boots
• DSG International PLC; consultant HBOS; advisor CHA
• Grimsby Institute of Further Education
• McDonald's; entered by Barkers
• Reuters; consultant You at Work
• Treloar Trust; entered by CCD PR; consultant HSF Health Plan
Communications strategy of the year
• Cadbury Schweppes
• Cattles
• Center Parcs; entered by Hargreaves Lansdown
• First Direct; consultant Mercer Human Resource Consulting
• Grimsby Institute of Further Education
• O2; entered by Caburn Hope
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Qinetiq
• Royal Bank of Scotland; entered by Aricot Vert; consultant Towers Perrin
• Siemens; consultant Creative Direction
Most effective application of tax-efficient benefits
• Bank of America; entered by Towers Perrin
• Coda
• Kirklees; consultant You at Work
• Qinetiq
• Standard Life; consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Most effective use of payroll giving strategy
• Arcadia
• PX Limited
Most effective employer and adviser partnership
• Bevan Brittan; entered by Jelf Group
• Home Retail Group; entered by Halifax Bank of Scotland; consultant Motivano
• Malmaison Hotel Group; consultant Davidson Asset Management
• Mourant; entered by Ceridian
• Royal Bank of Scotland; entered by Aricot Vert; consultant Towers Perrin
- Vanco; entered by Thomsons Online Benefits
Most effective strategy for organisations with employees of 1,000 or less
• Actelion Pharmaceuticals UK; entered by Redbourne
• Amadeus; consultant You at Work
• Bevan Brittan; entered by Jelf Group
• Loyalty Management Group; entered by Thomsons Online Benefits
• Providence Row Housing Association
• Royal Automobile Club; entered by Foster Denovo
Most effective strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 employees
• Asda Stores
• Bank of America; entered by Towers Perrin
• Cattles
• National Express
• Shell International; consultant Gissings Advisory Services
Benefits team of the year
• Benfield; consultant Orbit
• Qinetiq
• Royal Bank of Scotland; entered by Aricot Vert; consultant Towers Perrin
• Virgin Mobile