Employee Benefits Awards 2010 winners and finalists

EBAwardsThe 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 engage staff in tough times.

So we would like to congratulate our worthy finalists and winners!

View photographs from the Employee Benefit awards lunch

Download pdf of Awards winners book (3.9 mb)

Click on each category below to view winners and finalists.

Grand Prix

Compensation and benefits professional of the year

Benefits team of the year

Most effective benefits strategy in a public sector organisation

Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 staff

Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with fewer than 1,000 staff

Communications strategy of the year for employers with more than 5,000 staff

Communications strategy of the year for employers with fewer than 5,000 staff

Most effective use of financial education in the workplace

Most effective total reward strategy

Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 staff

Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for organisations with fewer than 1,000 staff

Most effective all-employee share scheme strategy

Most effective benefits strategy for working parents and carers

Most effective motivation or incentive strategy

Most effective sickness absence management strategy

Most effective international reward strategy

Most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan

Most effective pensions strategy

Most effective travel strategy for business and perk car drivers

Most effective use of a flexible benefits plan

View the 2010 panel of judges

Editor’s comment

The Employee Benefits Awards are the only UK event dedicated to celebrating employers’ reward and benefits strategies.

This year’s entries are particularly notable for how investing in benefits has enabled so many employers to engage staff during tough times in order to drive their business strategies.

To keep up with the evolving nature of reward, we broadened our company car category to include workplace travel strategies and introduced a dedicated category for public sector employers because they often face challenges that differ from those in the private sector.

We had more than 100 finalists drawn from our total list of entrants – demonstrating the importance of employee benefits, even during the recession year of 2009. This does make the task tougher for our expert panel of judges (see page 4), so I would like to extend a special word of thanks to them. The job was difficult, the discussions enlightening, the disagreements enhanced the process – and the outcome was a fine list of finalists and winners.

I would also like to thank all our sponsors, in particular our associate sponsor, Towers Watson. Without all of you, there would be no Employee Benefits Awards.

Finally, and most importantly, congratulations to our worthy finalists and winners. Enjoy your success and celebrate!

Debi O’Donovan
Editor, Employee Benefits