Employee Wellbeing Awards 2018
Highlights
View more video interviews with winners of each category
On 8 February 2018, the very first Employee Wellbeing Awards were held in central London.
The aim of these Awards is to unearth examples of success, celebrate and share them, so that other employers can understand how best to improve the wellbeing of millions of people.
REBA aims to drive the employee wellbeing agenda, because we firmly believe that truly caring for people within the workplace is not only good for those particular individuals and their employers, but also the benefits to the wider society will be great too - ultimately spreading health, wealth and happiness across the UK and to our global employee populations.
Along with our Professional and Associate members and their millions of employees, REBA can play a part in spreading best practice through identifying and sharing successful, good employee wellbeing practice.
With over 80 entries from more than 40 organisations, across 11 categories, the panel of judges had a tough time selecting winners for the first ever Employee Wellbeing Awards.
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The winners of the Employee Wellbeing Awards 2018 are:
Employee Wellbeing Award for Physical Wellbeing
Three UK
Employee Wellbeing Award for excellence in Financial Wellbeing
Shell International
Employee Wellbeing Award for Mental Wellbeing
for organisations with Fewer than 1,000 staff
Causeway Technologies
Employee Wellbeing Award for Mental Wellbeing
for organisations with 1,000 to 5,000 staff
Thames Water
Employee Wellbeing Award for Mental Wellbeing
for organisations with more than 5,000 staff
The Department for Work and Pensions
Employee Wellbeing Awards for Innovation
BNP Paribas
University of Lincoln
Employee Wellbeing Award for Benefit Strategies
Virgin Atlantic
Wellbeing Award for Leadership and Culture
Coutts & Co
The REBA Pinnacle Award for Employee Wellbeing
Cisco
The REBA Employee Wellbeing Vanguard Awards
Zoe Brunswick, HR Director, RSK Group
Wayne Burton, Global Medical Director, American Express
Sheila Champion-Smeeth, Total Rewards Consultant EMEA, Cisco Systems
Thomas Hiles, Group Benefits Manager, BNP Paribas
Rosemary Lemon, Group Head of Reward, Hays Group
REBA Employee Wellbeing Visionary Award
Peter Simpson, CEO of Anglian Water
Thank you to the 10 Awards sponsors: Aon, AXA PPP Healthcare, Bupa, Close Brothers, Generali, Healthshield, Legal & General, Neyber, Personal Group and Simplyhealth.
Thank you to the esteemed judges (pictured below) for putting so much time and effort into ensuring we chose the best winners from a high standard of entries.
Meet the Judges
Debi O'Donovan
Dr Shaun Davis
Evan Davidge
Ian Mackenzie
Inigo Churchill
Jessica Macskimming
Marcus Hunt
Poppy Jaman
Caroline Adam
Sheila Champion-Smeeth
Kate Whelan
On 8 February 2018, the very first Employee Wellbeing Awards were held in central London.
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AWARD: PHYSICAL This award will recognise those employers which have proactively put in place a well thought through strategy to encourage and promote physical health among their employees. The strategy may include initiatives to encourage positive behaviours. It may include initiatives to reduce negative behaviours. Winners of this award will be able to demonstrate a joined-up strategy that is truly impacting on the physical wellbeing of employees. |
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AWARD: MENTAL This award will recognise those employers which have proactively put in place a well thought through strategy to encourage and promote mental health among their employees. The strategy may include initiatives to support staff challenged by mental health issues, it may include initiatives to build resilience. Winners of this award will be able to demonstrate a joined-up strategy that is truly impacting on the mental wellbeing of employees. |
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AWARD: FINANCIAL This award will recognise those employers which have proactively put in place a well thought through strategy to encourage and promote financial wellness among their employees. The strategy may include initiatives to support staff with financial challenges; it may include initiatives to build financial resilience; it may include initiatives to help create employee wealth via the workplace. Winners of this award will be able to demonstrate a joined-up strategy that is truly impacting on the financial wellness of employees. |
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AWARD: BENEFIT STRATEGIES This award will recognise those employers which have worked to use the group insurances or other wellbeing benefits they offer as an effective part of their overall wellbeing strategy. |
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AWARD: LEADERSHIP & CULTURE This award will celebrate employers which can demonstrate that they are a business which puts wellbeing at the heart of its culture, championed by its leadership. Winners of this award will be able to demonstrate how wellbeing is used a core business strategy to create a thriving workforce and a thriving organisation. |
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AWARD: INNOVATION This award will honour employers who are evolving wellbeing strategies in a way that other employers can learn from. Winners of this award will be able to demonstrate how they have successfully implemented new ideas, initiatives or strategies to enhance wellbeing at their organisation. |
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING PINNACLE AWARD This category cannot be entered, but instead will be awarded by the judges to employers showing excellence across all other categories. |
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING VISIONARY AWARD We invite nominations for leaders and visionaries who are working to improve employee wellbeing within UK organisations. The nominees could be politicians, CEOs, industry leaders and wellbeing experts. |
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THE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING VANGUARD AWARD We invite nominations for HR, reward or wellbeing professionals who are leading the way in how they implement and champion wellbeing within their organisations. |