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      Howden reviews

      3.8

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (588 total reviews)

      David Howden

      79% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Howden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 588 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Howden employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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      588 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 6, 2023

      Amazing company, poor mgt and HR support

      Head of corporate healthcare
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Independent Dynamic Great offices Supports great charities

      Cons

      Management aren’t very well trained No collaboration between departments HR support is non existent (employees don’t know who their HR support is) No grading so pay doesn’t reflect work Mgt dump on you and expect you to perform Strategy isn’t translated or even understood at all levels No career development Wasn’t asked to do leaver feedback

      2.0
      Aug 2, 2022

      Not what they promise. Be careful.

      Sales adviser
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lovely people, great team, flexible working hours.

      Cons

      Very keen to deduct your pay at any opportunity - ALL rewards for doing well appear to be in voucher / chocolate / booze form - Very keen to not pay you if they can avoid it - Toilet breaks are timed - (everything is) - Targets very high with poor incentives and poor commission.

      3.0
      May 5, 2021

      not a great place to work

      Claim specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Apprisals are are every 6 months but you have to chase managers to go have a meeting

      Cons

      no option to grow within the company, all managers work there for million years so these positions are never free, very old fashioned approach to the employees, no sick days paid, only 45 minutes break, managers are controlling and pushing you a lot

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      Howden Response
      5y
      Thank you for your feedback. I'm afraid I would have to disagree with your statement that there is no option to grow within the company as A-Plan has a very active internal promotions policy and all roles are advertised internally on a weekly basis Over the last 6 months this has included roles in Risk, Marketing, Finance, HR, Data Analysis, Business Development, Insurer Relations and IT as well as our Branch Manager, Assistant Branch Manager and specialist consultant roles across both our Commercial and Personal Lines network. We have also recently launched two new Apprenticeship programmes aimed at developing internal talent. All roles are advertised weekly in the People Newsletter and on the Intranet - please do ensure you are engaging in these channels as it sounds as though you have missed a number of opportunities to date.
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