Asda, BMW, Hewlett-Packard, GlaxoSmithKline and Virgin Media are among the employers shortlisted for the Employee Benefits Awards 2013
The winners will be announced during a lunch-time ceremony at the Artillery Garden at the HAC in London on 7 June 2013. Book a table at the summer party.
Full Employee Benefits Awards 2013 shortlist:
Best car and travel benefits
- Asda – Asda Company Car Scheme (entered by Zenith)
- Axa UK
- BMW (UK) – Car and Travel – BMW Connected Drive
- North Yorkshire County Council – Green Car Scheme (entered by Tusker)
Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch – MyWellbeing (entered by Roodlane Medical)
- BMW (UK) – Health and Wellbeing – BMWellbeing. Live Well. Work Well
- BNP Paribas – Help Yourself To Health
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP – Freshfields Wellbeing
- Hewlett-Packard – Fighting Cancer at HP (entered by HealthScreen UK)
- Trolex – Inspire
Best stress management scheme
- AIG Europe – AIG Absence Management (entered by Jelf Employee Benefits)
- BMW (UK) – Stress Management Programme – Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
- Quintiles – Healthy U Healthy Q
Best pensions change
- FirstGroup – The First UK Bus Pension Scheme
- Marks and Spencer – Your M&S Pension Saving Plan
- Marriott Hotels – Marriott Pension Plan – UK
- Morrisons – Morrisons Retirement Saver (entered by JLT Benefit Solutions)
- Next (entered by Close Brothers)
- Unilever – Unilever UK Pension Fund (entered by Anthony Hodges Consulting and First Actuarial LLP)
Best pension communications
- Admiral – The Admiral Pension (entered by Jelf Employee Benefits)
- American Express – Smart Saving
- Aviva – Aviva Staff Pension Scheme (entered by Towers Watson)
- Coca-Cola Enterprises – Connect With Your Future (entered by Standard Life)
- Marks and Spencer – Your M&S Pension Saving Plan
- Morrisons – Save Your Dough
- Samsung – Highlights (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
Best DC pension default investments
- Associated British Foods – Associated British Foods Pension Scheme (entered by AllianceBernstein)
- Browne Jacobson LLP – Browne Jacobson LLP Group Flexible Retirement Plan
- Finmeccanica UK – Finmeccanica FuturePlanner (entered by P-Solve)
Best workplace savings benefits
- GlaxoSmithKline – GSK TotalReward Shares and Savings
- Hymans Robertson LLP – Hymans Robertson Workplace Savings
Most motivational benefits
- Asda – Stars Recognition Programme (entered by P&MM)
- British Gas – Simply Thank You Recognition Scheme (entered by P&MM)
- Eli Lilly and Company – MyRecognition
- McDonald’s Restaurants – Olympic Champion Crew
- Transport for London – Make a Difference Employee Recognition Scheme (entered by Grass Roots Projectlink)
- Whitbread: Costa Coffee – Costa Feel Good
Best flexible benefits plan – large employer
- Bank of China (UK) – iBenefits (entered by Lorica Employee Benefits)
- BMW (UK) – Flexible Benefits Plan – Choices
- CSC – My Choices (entered by Benefex)
- Direct Line Group – Reward Matters Online (entered by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Aon Hewitt)
- JP Morgan – Elements (entered by Vebnet)
- Northumbrian Water – Mybenefits
- Santander UK – You Choose… Your Benefits
- Severn Trent Water – Lifestyle (entered by Edenred)
Best flexible benefits plan – small employer
- Bibby Financial Services – Your Rewards (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
- Hymans Robertson LLP – Flex@Hymans
- Mayer Brown – My Benefit Choices (entered by Capita Employee Benefits)
- NYSE Euronext – iChoose (entered by Helm Godfrey)
Best voluntary benefits plan
- Birmingham City Council – My Birmingham Rewards (entered by Asperity Employee Benefits)
- British Airways and BA Clubs – Altitude Plus (entered by Next Jump)
- BSkyB – Choose iPads (Sky Choices)
- E.On UK – My Choice Everyday (entered by Benefex)
- FirstGroup – First Xclusives (entered by Asperity Employee Benefits)
- NHS – PScashback Black MasterCard card (entered by P&MM)
- Nottingham City Council – Works Perks
Best employee share schemes
- Asda – Colleague Share Plans
- BT Group – Saveshare UK and Directshare (entered by Equiniti)
- Home Retail Group – Save As You Earn 2013
- Smith and Nephew – Smith and Nephew UK and International Sharesave Plans (entered by Equiniti)
- Whitbread – Whitbread Employee Sharesave Scheme
Best international benefits
- Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment – Just.rewards (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
- Merlin Entertainments – Merlin’s Global Mobility Programme
- Smith and Nephew – Smith and Nephew International Sharesave Plans (entered by Equiniti)
Best benefits communications – small employer
- Benefex – The Marvellous School of Benefits
- Heineken UK – Benefits Strategy
- Holiday Extras – My.extras (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
- ITV – One ITV – Communicating Reward (entered by Like Minds)
- Kimberly-Clark – Konnected – Flexible Benefits Plan Launch (entered by Aon Hewitt)
- Save the Children – Payroll Giving
Best benefits communications – large employer
- E.On UK – My Choice DIY (entered by Benefex)
- JP Morgan – Elements (entered by Vebnet)
- Mondelez International – Great Rewards
- Oracle – Select Benefits (entered by Secondsight)
- Santander UK – You Choose… Your Benefits
Best work-life balance strategy
- Roche UK (entered by Mercer Marsh Benefits)
- The Random House Group – Our House
Best total reward strategy
- Bristol-Myers Squibb – Your Total Reward (entered by Mercer Marsh Benefits)
- Capital One – Let’s Make Lives Better
- City Health Care Partnership CIC – Flextra Staff Benefits Portal (entered by Edenred)
- MEC UK – Total Reward Strategy (entered by Aon Hewitt)
Best total reward statements
- Asda – Asda Total Package Website
- HCA International – HCA Beneflex (entered by Mercer Marsh Benefits)
- Merlin Entertainments – Global Total Reward Statement Project
- Santander UK – You Choose… Your Benefits
- Tesco – Tesco Benefit Reports
- University of Lincoln – UOL – Total Reward Online Calculator
- Virgin Media – Total Reward – It’s All Yours (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
Best reward strategy aligned to business strategy
- Ashurst LLP – myRewards (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
- Bibby Financial Services – Your Rewards (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
- Goodman Masson – The Benefits Boutique
- Nottingham City Council – Works Perks
- Trolex – TrolExtraordinaire
Most engaging benefits package
- Holiday Extras – My.extras (entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
- MEC UK – My Perks (entered by Aon Hewitt)
- Northumbrian Water – Mybenefits
- Roche UK – My Total Roche (entered by Mercer Marsh Benefits)
Benefits team of the year
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Incisive Media (entered by Helm Godfrey)
- Merlin Entertainments
- Nottingham City Council
Employee benefits professional of the year
- Adam Brooke, employee benefits manager, JP Morgan
- Jim Cowan, head of benefits, Royal Bank of Scotland Group
- Chris Coyne, group head of reward and HR services, City and Guilds
- Gary Dewin, director of pensions, the Co-operative Group
- Breckon Jones, director of global benefits and strategic health, American Express Services
- Janine Sparks, senior reward manager, British Airways
See more information and book your place at the awards ceremony
Dear Finalists
I fully appreciate just how hard and how much time it has taken for you to come this far. There are so many good organisations and professionals within the Employee Benefits industry. You are a finalist for a very good reason and having been a former judge for these awards I can hand on heart say just how stringent the process is. You are all winners and I wish you all the very best of luck. At the end of the day there can only be one trophy!