Employee Benefits Awards 2015 shortlist announced

BNP Paribas, BT Group, Clifford Chance, EE, Lidl and Universal Music Group are among the employers shortlisted for the Employee Benefits Awards 2015.

In total, there are 24 categories, which will award employers that have excelled in a number of areas of employee benefits including pensions, healthcare, flexible benefits, communication and many more.

The winners will be announced during a lunch-time ceremony on Friday 12 June at the Artillery Garden at the HAC in London.

Table booking for the event is now open, so don’t miss your chance to celebrate with the best in the industry. 

For more information and to book a place at the summer party.

Full Employee Benefits Awards 2015 shortlist:

Best alignment of benefits to business strategy

• Arup – UK Benefits Review: We Shape a Better World
• BNP Paribas (Entered by Vebnet)
• Penguin Random House (Entered by Thomsons Online Benefits) –Penguin Random House Benefits
• RSA (Entered by Aon Employee Benefits) – Your Benefits
• Universal Music Group (Entered by Capita Employee Benefits) –Pick ‘n’ Mix
• University of Lincoln – UOL: Excellence in reward, rewarding excellence.

Best benefits communications – large employer

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Entered by Benefex) –MyBenefitChoices: Choosing benefits couldn’t be easier
• BNP Paribas (Entered by Vebnet)
• BT Group (Entered by Equiniti) – Saveshare
• Johnson Matthey – Elements: ‘Bringing your benefits together’ 
• RSA Group, (Entered by Shilling) – RSA flexible benefits engagement strategy 2014/2015
• United Utilities – Introducing More for you  

Best benefits communications – small employer

• Heinz (Entered by Buck Consultants at Xerox) – MyHeinzBenefitz
• Interfleet – InterCentive
• Logicalis UK (Entered by KPMG) – Launch of The Hub
• McGraw Hill Financial (Entered by Caburn Hope) – Flexfirst
• Nomura (Entered by Standard Life)
• PSA Peugeot Citroen – Discover your benefits  

Best benefits to support working carers

Full shortlist to be announced soon

Best DC pension default investments

• BMI Healthcare (Entered by Friends Life)
• Thompsons (UK) (Entered by Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions) – Barclays Working Life Annuity Target Strategy (B)

Best DC pensions change (Sponsored by Friends Life)

• Mylan (Entered by Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions) –Mylan UK Pension Scheme
• NHBC (Entered by Barnett Waddingham) – HBC DC Pension Plan
• Peel Ports Group – Peel Ports Group Stakeholder Pension Plan
• Santander, (Entered by Grass Roots) – Santander UK Group Pension Scheme

Best pension communications (Sponsored by Scottish Widows)

• Manchester Airports Group – M.A.G (Stansted) Pension Scheme
• Southern Water – Pensions engagement for Southern Water DC members
• Telefónica (Entered by Caburn Hope) – Telefonica Pension Website
• Telegraph Media Group (Entered by Shilling)

Best employee share schemes

• Asda – Best employee share scheme
• BT Group (Entered by Equiniti) – BT saveshare and directshare
• DS Smith (Entered by Mercer) – DS Smith International Sharesave Plan
• Royal Mail (Entered by Equniti) – Royal Mail Free Shares and Save As You Earn
• Unilever (Entered by Caburn Hope) – Unilever Shares

Best financial education strategy (Sponsored by Wealth at Work)

• Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals
• BT Group (Entered by Equniti) – Saveshare
• Gerald Eve (Entered by Hargreaves Lansdown)
• GlaxoSmithKline (Entered by Wealth at Work) – GSK TotalReward Financial Education programme
• Monster (Entered by Aon Employee Benefits) – MyRewards
• Oracle (Entered by Secondsight) – Make your money count:  financial education programme
• UKTV – New Year, New You  

Best flexible benefits plan – large employer

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Entered by Benefex) – MyBenefitChoices: Choosing benefits couldn’t be easier
• BNP Paribas (Entered by Vebnet)
• Centrica (Entered by Benefex) – Benefits Plus
• Nationwide Building Society – Youchoose 2015
• Santander (Entered by Grass Roots) – You choose… your benefits
• Travis Perkins (Entered by KPMG) – myPerks

Best flexible benefits plan – small employer

• Arup – UK Flexible Benefits Scheme
• Evidera (Entered bt Aon Employee Benefits) – Evidera Flexible Benefits Plan
• Heinz (Entered by Buck Consultants at Xerox) – MyHeinzBenefitz
• Kantar (Entered by Thomsons Online Benefits) – My Life, My Choices
• Universal Music Group (Entered by Capita Employee Benefits) –Pick ‘n’ Mix

Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits – large employer (Sponsored by Simplyhealth)

• Age UK (Entered by Bupa) – Fit for the Future
• Arup – UK Health and Wellbeing Programme
• Atkins – Your health and wellbeing
• BNP Paribas – Help Yourself to Health
• Nomura International (Entered by Mercer Marsh Benefits) – Nomura Healthy Blue Print
• Yorkshire Water –Yorkshire Water Wellbeing Model

Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits – small employer (Sponsored by Westfield Health)

• Clifford Chance
• Incisive Media
• NHBC (Entered by Barnett Waddingham) – NHBC Wellbeing Stategy
• Roche Products (Entered by Mercer Marsh Benefits) ­– Live Well Find your balance
• Visualsoft

Best mental health resilience strategy (Sponsored by MetLife)

• EE (Entered by Buck Consultants at Xerox)
• Nationwide Building Society (Entered by Validium) – Building and Managing Team Resilience
• Network Rail – Everyone Fit for the Future
• Roche Products (Entered by Mercer Marsh Benefits) – Live Well: Find your balance
• Spring Cottage Primary School

Best international or expatriate benefits

• African Minerals (Entered by Mercer) – Adoption of risk management approach to provision of expatriate medical insurance
• NCR ­(Entered by Thomsons Online Benefits) – My Benefits
• Shire Pharmaceuticals (Entered by Aon Employee Benefits) – Global Benefits Strategy: Implementation and Governance

Best staff travel policy

Full shortlist to be announced soon

Best total reward statements

• Asda (Entered by AHC) – Total Reward Site
• Eli Lilly and Company – My Reward
• Johnson Matthey – Elements: ‘Bringing your benefits together’
• McDonald’s Restaurants
• Scottish Power (Entered by Benefex)
• Virgin Holidays

Best total reward strategy

• Bibby Financial Services – UK Reward Strategy 2014 – 2016
• Culina Group (Entered by Personal Group) – Culina 20:20, Putting Rewards into Focus
• Simplyhealth (Entered by Thomsons Online Benefits) MyReward
• Vaultex UK

Best voluntary benefits

• Arco – Perks @ Arco
• Experian – Your Rewards
• Halfords – Deals on Wheels
• Johnson Matthey – Elements: More 
• Surrey County Council (Entered by P&MM) – MyBenefits

Most engaging benefits package (Sponsored by Personal Group)

• Lidl – Team Lidl
• TalkTalk
• UKTV
• Vaultex UK

Most motivational benefits

• Lidl – Team Lidl Employee Discount Scheme
• Marston’s – Marston’s Inns and Taverns, Marston’s Smile Scratchcard Incentive
• McDonald’s Restaurants – Road to Rio
• MEC UK (Entered by Aon Employee Benefits) – Smarter Working
• Richmond Towers Communications – Jump: Healthy Planet, Healthy Team

Employee benefits professional of the year (Sponsored by Aon Employee Benefits)

Full shortlist to be announced soon

Benefits team of the year (Sponsored by Buck Consultants at Xerox)

• Arup
• Engine Group (Entered by Thomsons Online Benefits)
• Nottingham City Council (Entered by P&MM Employee Benefits)

Grand Prix (Sponsored by Mercer)

Results to be announced at the Awards Ceremony