Benefits:
The ABI offers colleagues a wide range of financial, personal and wellbeing benefits, and you can find details of these here;
- Our employee benefits
- Family friendly policies
- Flexible working
- Making Flexible Working Campaign
- Career development
We have daily fresh fruit, a book shelf, a buddy scheme and a terrace with incredible views of the City. In addition, our Sports and Social Committee and Health and Wellbeing group arrange fantastic events throughout the year. Check out some of the photos on our Instagram.
Our employee benefits package includes:
- 25 days annual leave (increasing with service) plus UK bank holidays and the option to buy extra days
- A day off for your birthday
- Group Personal Pension Plan paying a sum equal to 8% of your annual salary plus matched contributions
- Private medical insurance including a virtual GP service
- Death in Service/Life Assurance and Income Protection Insurance Schemes
- Discounted and subsidised gym membership
- Season Ticket Loan
- Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
- Annual eye test
- Dental insurance cover
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Parental support through My Family Care
- Sabbatical leave
- Give As You Earn
- Volunteering leave
In addition, we have enhanced company Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave policies and we believe its the right thing to do to be fully transparent about what we offer. Please see below for details of this.
Family friendly policies:
We want you to feel confident about choosing us as your next employer and understand that for some people, flexible working and family-friendly policies can be an important part of that decision. Our job adverts make it clear that we are open to applications from those who wish to work on a flexible and/or job share basis, and may be able to consider part time working in some instances. We are more than happy for you to ask us questions about our policies during the recruitment process. We have shared the key details below to equip you with the key information you need.
Maternity Leave
Maternity Leave can last for up to 52 weeks. If you are entitled to receive Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), you are eligible to receive enhanced maternity pay from the ABI for the first 18 weeks of maternity leave on the following basis:
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Above statutory and less than 2 years’ service by the “Qualifying Week” |
Over 2 years’ service by the “Qualifying Week” |
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Paternity Leave
Providing you are eligible for Paternity Leave and qualify for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP). However, the ABI go beyond the statutory requirements and offer 2 weeks' Paternity Leave at full pay.
Adoption Leave
In an adoption case, surrogacy case, or a fostering for adoption case, Adoption Leave can last for a maximum of 52 weeks, providing you meet the eligibility conditions.
If you are entitled to receive Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP), you are eligible to receive Enhanced Adoption Pay from the ABI for the first 18 weeks of Adoption Leave on the following basis:
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At least 26 weeks' service and less than 2 years' service by the "Qualifying Week" |
Over 2 years' service by the "Qualifying Week" |
(in each case inclusive of SAP) |
(in each case inclusive of SAP) |
Shared Parental Leave
If you are eligible for shared parental leave and entitled to receive shared parental pay (SPP), the ABI pay enhanced shared parental pay to all colleagues on SPL for the first 18 weeks of SPL. This is on the following basis:
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Above statutory and less than 2 years’ service by the “Qualifying Week” |
Over 2 years’ service by the “Qualifying Week” |
(in each case inclusive of SPP) |
(in each case inclusive of SPP) |
Parental Leave
Parental leave is available to ABI colleagues with one year's continuous service who have, or expect to have, parental responsibility for a child.
You can take up to a total of 18 weeks unpaid Parental Leave for each child any time up until the date of the child's 18th birthday. You can take a maximum of 4 weeks Parental Leave per year in respect of any individual child.
Carer's Leave
The aim of carer's leave is to help ABI employees who are also unpaid carers balance those competing priorities more easily.
Carer's leave gives you the right to take time off work where you are providing unpaid care to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of long term (i.e. longer than 6 months) physical or mental health, disability and/or problems related to age.
Menstruation and Menopause
We are committed to ensuring colleagues experiencing symptoms of the menopause and menstruation are fully supported at work. Our policy aims to enhance awareness of both menstruation and the menopause and the affects it has on those experiencing it.
We recognise experiences and perceptions may differ and it is our intention to provide inclusive support so colleagues can succeed at work. This support includes working with individuals to put reasonable adjustments in place, as well as the ability to take paid sickness leave if required. The ABI also provides free sanitary products at its office locations.
Miscarriage
Our miscarriage policy covers all types of baby loss before 24 weeks. Having the right support and flexibility for parents when going through a miscarriage is crucial and our policy makes provision for colleagues to take paid time off as needed to help them recover both emotionally and physically.
There is also a Parental Bereavement Leave policy should colleagues experience baby loss post 24 weeks.
Fertility
We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment for all our colleagues. Our fertility policy outlines the support available to employees who are undergoing, or who are companions to individuals undergoing assisted conception treatment.
Our policy makes provision for colleagues to take paid time off to attend medical appointments related to assisted contraception treatment, as well as time off to recover from any such treatments. We also have a provision of up to 5 days’ discretionary paid time off for individuals to accompany an induvial undergoing assisted contraception treatment.
Flexible Working:
All eligible ABI colleagues may apply to work more flexibly on a permanent and contractually binding basis, and our job adverts make it clear that we are open to applications from those who wish to work on a flexible and/or job share basis.
Colleagues are required to attend the office for a minimum 40% of their working time on average over the course of a month. For full time colleagues, this works out as 2 days a week on average, but your exact working pattern will depend on activities for each week and the requirements of your role.
Normal working hours at the ABI fall anywhere between 8am and 5:30pm and there is a degree of flexibility regarding exact start and finish times each day.
Career Development:
Our HR team will help you undertake further professional training to benefit your development and your career at the ABI.
As well as annual performance reviews, a range of learning and development opportunities are available to employees to enhance your professional skills and understanding of insurance and public policy issues. Although we have some courses offered on a regular basis, each person’s learning and development is specifically tailored to them. We also support professional qualifications where relevant to you and your role e.g. the CII Certificate in Insurance.
You’ll be encouraged to attend a range of in-house learning events to help you better get to know who does what at the ABI and what’s impacting our industry. You may even find yourself presenting one along with your team!