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Our Inclusive Culture
Living an inclusive culture is one of our greatest strengths and fundamental to our success. We want every employee to feel heard, respected and included. Please check out our UK Diversity, Equity & Inclusion networks.
Benefits
Swiss Re offers attractive benefits to support you and your family’s health and finances. Please check out our benefits brochure for more information.
Working flexibly
Own the Way You Work is an integral part of the Swiss Re culture. It's a mutual commitment between the company and the individual, the team and each team member and the line manager and the employee.
Choose when, where and how you Work.
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Swiss Re's family benefits enabled me to be there for our baby's early life
Swiss Re's family benefits were a hugely positive experience for me and my family following the birth of our first child. I was able to take a flexible, extended period of shared parental leave at full pay. This allowed me to be a part of our baby's early life which was such a rewarding experience. I also took advantage of Swiss Re's free family care benefit through which I received funded childcare when I had a clash with work commitments.
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Each day, I show up to work as my true authentic self
I say "y'all" in negotiations; I talk of my husband; if a colleague asks or comes to me for support, I share my own (challenging) "coming out" story and struggles with mental health. I am a lawyer. I am a classically trained pianist. I am from rural Alabama. I am married to a Muslim. I am Christian. I am gay. To some, – a plethora of contradictions. To others, a success story. Every day, I bring that multitude of selves to work because I believe that authenticity is the greatest gift one can give the world. At Swiss Re, that is honoured.
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Swiss Re UK's inclusive language guide aims to take the embarrassment and fear factor out of inclusive conversations
Inclusion begins with being a patient listener and understanding perspectives. The inclusive language guide has been a great tool for me in understanding and considering everyone at Swiss Re and beyond. It's equipped me to teach my children to be respectful of all people, without bias or prejudice. I truly believe in our Generations Network's mission "To celebrate knowledge and experience by recognising that we can all learn from each other".
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The HR apprenticeship allows me to gain on the job experience
As an apprentice I'm eager to grow and develop through experiencing a fast-paced work environment while also completing my designated course to develop my skills and further my career. While I have the flexibility to study towards my qualification, I can also develop a wide variety of skills and gain knowledge through the content on Swiss Re's LearningOne platform.
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National Equality Standard
The NES is an industry recognised national standard for equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK. The NES provided Swiss Re with a comprehensive review of our policies and practices, driving insight and providing strategic guidance and recommendations as we seek to build a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.
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Adoption or maternity leave
After 26 week's employment in Swiss Re, you can take up to 52 weeks of adoption or maternity leave, with 19 weeks at full basic pay (inclusive of any statutory pay) and 20 weeks of statutory pay. To qualify for paid Adoption Leave you must be newly-matched with a child by an approved adoption agency and only 1 person in a couple can take adoption leave, the other partner can take paternity leave instead. If you choose not to come back following your period of leave, this pay does not need to be repaid.
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Paternity leave
After 26 weeks' employment in Swiss Re, you can take up to 4 weeks of paternity leave at full basic pay (inclusive of any statutory pay). If you choose not to come back following your period of leave, this pay does not need to be repaid.
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Shared parental leave
You can take up to 50 weeks shared parental leave during the first year following your child’s birth or adoption if you and your partner are eligible. After 26 weeks' employment in Swiss Re, you can share up to 37 weeks of statutory pay with your partner, up to 19 weeks of this is available at full basic pay.
If you choose not to come back following your period of leave, this pay does not need to be repaid.
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Statutory parental leave
If you have been with Swiss Re for one year or longer you can use unpaid statutory parental leave, which enables you to take up to 18 weeks off for each of your children up to the child’s 18th birthday. You can take a maximum of 4 weeks per year for each child.
Folkestone
Our coastal UK location in Folkestone is home to over 28 teams and covers a variety of roles from Technical Accounting, Claims and Finance within Reinsurance and Corporate Solutions as well as Group Operations including IT.
London
Our largest UK presence in London serves as the central hub for the UK and includes all three main business areas - Reinsurance, Corporate Solutions, iptiQ as well as Asset Management and Group Operations covering Communications, Finance, Human Resources and Legal & Compliance and more.
Manchester
Our Manchester office is our UK Corporate Solutions hub - created to develop property and casualty business with regional UK brokers to extend our distribution outside of London markets. Our main functions in Manchester are Underwriting, Sales, Operations and Claims for Standard Elevate business.
