Reasons to work for us

At Groupama we aim to be different. Our vision is of a company that is ‘big enough to deliver, small enough to care.

Here are just a few reasons why you should work for us:

1. Size

Groupama in the UK employees over 700 people in six centres and is part of the Groupama Group - a major European insurance and banking group with over 39,000 employees worldwide, serving 16 million customers in 14 countries.

2. Our values

How we do business is just as important as what we do. Our core values – integrity, teamwork, challenge and professionalism – are an essential part of the way we work together, trade and look after our customers.

3. Career development

We invest heavily in quality people and have in place comprehensive performance management and training programmes to assist their personal and career development. A significant proportion of our workforce has professional qualifications and we actively encourage continuous self improvement.

With over 700 employees in six centres, we are proud to have been awarded the prestigious Investors in People Gold Standard award in 2009.

4. Employee engagement

At Groupama we recognise that for our business to flourish all our employees need to feel valued and proud to work for us. We regularly sought, listen and act upon ideas and opinions from all our employees, though various employee surveys, focus groups, forums and executive road shows.

Our Preferred Employer Taskforce brings together senior representatives across the business to discuss employee engagement, satisfaction and well-being in order to develop and implement regular initiatives and campaigns.

5. Employee well-being

Groupama is committed to offering support and resources to employees wishing to actively manage their physical and/or mental health. Health and wellbeing is about changing the way we work so that everyone can find a way to combine work with a healthy lifestyle.

6. Treating customers fairly

Achieving high quality customer service in Groupama is a challenge for everyone to meet regardless of their role. We take treating customers fairly very seriously. The concept of fairness strikes at the very substance of our organisation, its attitudes, values, beliefs and aspirations.

7. Equality and diversity

At Groupama we treat all people with dignity and respect, valuing the diversity of all. We promote equality of opportunity and diversity and deplore all forms of discrimination, including on grounds of race, gender, caring responsibilities, disability, gender re-assignment, age, social class, sexual orientation and religion or belief.

8. Corporate responsibility

As well as our successful business activities we enjoy being involved in community, environment and charity projects too.

9. Sports and social

Here at Groupama we have an active Sports and Social Club that organises a range of discounted social activities throughout the year with the backing and financial support of the company and members subscriptions. Our employee magazine, the buzz, is produced by employees for our employees and is designed to foster a sense of community across the business.

10. Rewards

In addition to our highly competitive salaries, you will also enjoy an array of excellent benefits from the moment you join.