WSB Awards 2019 - The Winners
Here they are - the winners of the Workplace Savings and Benefits Awards 2019...
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The awards were presented on 5 September 2019 at a glittering gala dinner at London's Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square hosted by comedian and radio presenter Greg Burns.
The awards - which are now in their 7th year - recognised the employers which have the best benefits teams and offerings to staff and have done the most to improve these over the past 12 months.
In addition, the awards rewarded the best pension and benefit providers - recognising those that have done the most to help employers and their staff over the past year.
To find out more about the awards - and register to receive information about next year's awards, visit: http://events.wsandb.co.uk/awards
The winners of the 2019 awards are:
Employer Awards
Best Benefits Strategy / Innovation of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges praised the winner on its innovative salary advance scheme which has resulted in clear benefits for employees
Winner: Dunelm
Highly Commended: e.surv Chartered Surveyors part of LSL Property Services
Finalists:
Capgemini
Dunelm
e.surv Chartered Surveyors part of LSL Property Services
The HudsonBec Group
Travis Perkins
Best Pensions Strategy of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges praised the winner for successfully completing a four-year change programme to design an innovative new DC scheme and embed a financial wellness strategy
Winner: Siemens
Finalists:
PensionBee
Siemens
Best Communications / Engagement Initiative of the Year
Judges' Comments: The winner was commended for its very well managed communications to support a very sensitive and complex change
Winner: Schneider Electric
Highly Commended: Capgemini
Finalists:
Bank of England
Capgemini
Equifax
Schneider Electric
Travis Perkins
Best Healthcare and Wellbeing Strategy of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges praised the winner for its "holistic approach to wellbeing"
Winner: ACCA
Highly Commended: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Finalists:
ACCA
Benenden Health
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Royal Mail Group
The Hyde Group
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Best Financial Education Strategy
Judges' Comments: Judges were impressed at how the winner had set up financial education programme to deliver a programme of education across 4,000 colleagues and 1,500 key leaders.
Winner: HSBC
Finalists:
HSBC
Siemens
Best Flexible Benefits Strategy
Judges' Comments: Judges praised the winner for the way in which it had taken an outdated package and developed it into one that was both "innovative and engaging".
Winner: Aspen Insurance
Finalists:
Aspen Insurance
Tokio Marine Kiln
Worldpay
Best Mental Health Wellbeing Strategy
Judges' Comments: Judges commended the winner in this category - praising it for "setting the bar high for the contribution an employer can make".
Winner: Royal Mail Group
Finalists:
Royal Mail Group
Virgin Active
Consultant and Provider Awards
Employee Benefit Consultant of the Year
Judges' Comments: The winner was praised for a strong entry, its innovative app and for having a "genuine focus on health and wellbeing".
Winner: Aon
Finalists:
Aon
Barnett Waddingham
Secondsight
Pension Consultant of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges were impressed by the winner's entry which they said focussed not just on the client but also on the member - demonstrating both the value of its offering to business and a variety of tools for employers and employees
Winner: Aon
Highly Commended: Hymans Robertson
Finalists:
Aon
Barker Tatham Investment Consultants
Hymans Robertson
Benefits Innovation of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges praised the winner for developing an innovative and "sound" product that really engages both employer and employees
Winner: Salary Finance
Finalists:
ABAKA
Aon
Employee Benefits Collective
Hatch
HRUX
One4all Gift Cards
Salary Finance
Smarterly
Benefit Communications Initiative of the Year
Judges' Comments: The winner was praised by judges for its "fresh multi-channel approach" and its innovative approach to personalisation
Winner: Aon
Finalists:
Aon
Aviva
HRUX
Legal & General
like minds
Scottish Widows
Best Use of Technology for Benefits Award
Judges' Comments: Judges praised the winner for an "easy to implement solution" that is "incredibly well received" by the end-user.
Winner: Zest Technology
Finalists:
ABAKA
Aon
Aviva
Benefex
HRUX
One4all Gift Cards
Smart Pension
Smarterly
Zest Technology
Car Scheme Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges commended the winner for its commitment to environmentally friendly solutions and its great customer service
Winner: Alphabet
Finalists:
Alphabet
SG Fleet
Tuskerdirect
Financial Education Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: The winner was praised for the way in which it had combined financial coaching and financial planning technology to help employees
Winner: Hatch
Finalists:
ABAKA
Aviva
Continuum Financial Services
Hatch
HSBC
Salary Finance
Scottish Widows
Group Risk Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: The winner was praised for "offering much more than just financial protection" and for demonstrating its "commitment to workplace wellbeing".
Winner: Unum
Finalists:
Aviva Group Protection
Omnilife
Unum
Health Cash Plan Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: The winner was commended for its ongoing innovation as well as for the way in which it has "lobbied for change in the sector" over the past year
Winner: Medicash
Finalists:
Medicash
Simplyhealth
Health and Wellbeing Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges praised the winner for a "stand-out" entry and commended it for "making a real difference to people's health and lives".
Winner: Healthy Performance
Highly Commended: Aviva UK Health
Finalists:
Aviva UK Health
Benenden Health
Healthy Performance
Kamwell
Smarterly
Pension Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges were impressed with the technology used by the winner in this category, particularly its app and its development of an Alexa skill
Winner: Aviva
Highly Commended: PensionBee
Finalists:
Aon
Aviva
Legal & General Investment Management
PensionBee
Salvus Master Trust
Scottish Widows
Smart Pension
Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
Judges' Comments: The winner of this category was praised for the way in which it has helped "make it easy for employers to do the right thing for their staff and their businesses"
Winner: Legal & General
Finalists:
Legal & General
Salary Finance
Mental Health Initiative Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges said the winner put forward an excellent submission, had a comprehensive set of solutions available and demonstrated the ability to build a bespoke multi-year plan for clients
Winner: Aon
Finalists:
Aon
Salary Finance
International Benefits Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: The winner was praised for its "great customer focus" and the way in which it manages to "sound and feel personal" despite the size of its organisation.
Winner: Aetna International
Finalists:
Aetna International
Generali Global Health
Xexec
Share Scheme Provider of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges said the winner demonstrated how it added value by helping its clients and their employees achieve the maximum from their share plans.
Winner: Equiniti
Finalists:
Equiniti
YBS Share Plans
Workplace Savings and Benefits Initiative of the Year
Judges' Comments: Judges praised the winner for its growing suite of salary-linked benefits that are helping both employers and employees
Winner: Salary Finance
Finalists:
ABAKA
iCOM Reward Works
Salary Finance
Smart Pension
Smarterly
Squire Patton Boggs
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