Revealed: The Rewards winners 2019

This year marked nine years of the awards programme and 2019 was a record-breaking year for The Rewards, with the most entries ever received - 200 nominations from 100 individual companies.

There were a total of 26 categories including seven new categories, that were created in collaboration with Reward Strategy’s Editorial Advisory Board, to reflect the ongoing duties of the reward profession.

The new awards included: Best Reward Strategy, Diversity & Inclusion Award, Wellbeing Provision Award, Innovation Award, “Ready to Retire” Award, Next Generation Award and Best Rebrand.

The host for the evening, comedian, musician and improviser Rachel Parris supplied more than enough entertainment for guests. Parris is currently on telly screens in BBC2’s The Mash Report and is known for her appearances on the likes of the IT Crowd and Murder In Successville. She has also won critical acclaim for her solo comedy shows which have run at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Soho Theatre London.

During the evening, guests raised £7,700 for the Shooting Star Children’s Hospices which cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families. This is the most money that has ever been raised for a charity at The Rewards.

The evening was sponsored by Cintra HR & Payroll Services, Western Union, FMP Global and The Payroll Centre.

Once again, the awards night followed the Autumn Update Conference held during the day at the same venue. The conference was sponsored by Ceridian, Cintra HR & Payroll Services, EQ Global, Immedis, SD Worx, Western Union, The Payroll Centre, the CIPP and Chronomics.

The Rewards 2019 winners

Best Business Award - Up to 100 staff

The Payroll Centre

Business Award - Over to 100 staff

Liaison Group

Best Employer Award

Cintra HR & Payroll Services

Best Manager Award

Bróna Grogan, Paycheck Plus

Best Leader Award – Up to 500 staff

Anne Reilly, Paycheck Plus

Best Leader Award - Over 500 staff

Stu Clennell, Shared Services Connected (SSCL)

Best Rebrand

Cintra HR & Payroll Services

Customer Service Award

IRIS Software Group

In-house Team Award sponsored by Cintra HR & Payroll Services

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Payroll and Benefits Team

Public Sector Team Award

University of Loughborough

Service Provider Team Award - Up to 50,000 employees served monthly

sponsored by The Payroll Centre

PM+M

Highly commended: Paycheck Plus

Service Provider Team Award - Over 50,000 employees served monthly

sponsored by The Payroll Centre

Shared Services Connected (SSCL) - Government Payroll Delivery Team

Payroll & HR Provider Award

EPM

Specialist Payroll & HR Provider Award

Dataplan Education

Highly commended: Liberata UK

Payroll & HR Software Product Award

Zellis

Global Payroll Award sponsored by Western Union Business Solutions

Immedis

Payments Provider Award

EQ Global

International Payments Provider Award

Western Union Business Solutions

Employee Benefits Provider Award

Aon

Workplace Pension Provider Award

Smart Pension

Technology Award

Selenity Expenses

Innovation Award - Up to 100 staff

The Payroll Centre

Innovation Award - Over 100 staff

Shared Services Connected (SSCL)

Wellbeing Provision Award

ACCA

Highly commended: Everyday Loans Group

Diversity & Inclusion Award

Punter Southall Aspire

“Ready to Retire” Award

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Best Reward Strategy

Paycheck Plus

Highly commended: AS Robins

Next Generation Award – Up to 5,000 staff

Áine Crawley, Paycheck Plus

Highly commended: Amy Buttivant, Pepper UK

Next Generation Award - Over 5,000 staff

Liam Gill, Booking.com

Rising Star Award sponsored by FMP Global

Samantha Daly, Paycheck Plus

The Reward 300 Award

Sue Childerstone, NHS Payroll Services