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    AXA UK Reviews

    Updated 16 November 2018
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    Claudio Gienal
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    Pros

    • "Flexible working is encouraged, great work/ life balance, understanding managers, good benefits" (in 9 reviews)

    • "Great people, excellent benefits package and really fair employee policies" (in 9 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Lots of red tape which causes frustration" (in 6 reviews)

    • "Basic career progression available but can feel limited in scope and scale" (in 3 reviews)

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    1. "marketing"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
      Recommends

      I worked at AXA UK full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      great company culture, supports different charities and events, good salary

      Cons

      There wasn't any cons in my role.

    2. "Great company but too much red tape"

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      Current Employee - Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
      Current Employee - Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at AXA UK full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Room to progress
      Lots of initiatives

      Cons

      Too much red tape
      Too risk averse

      Advice to Management

      Add some personality in to the brand as AXA have a great basis

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    3. "Good if you have the right face"

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      Current Employee - Strategy Manager
      Current Employee - Strategy Manager
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at AXA UK full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Potential to grow fast in the organisation

      Cons

      But very political, and now motivated on costs which will impact employees and quality

      Advice to Management

      Inclusive mindset is key

    4. "Flexible and future facing"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Bristol, England
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Bristol, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at AXA UK full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible working is encouraged, great work/ life balance, understanding managers, good benefits

      Cons

      Can be slow moving with progress limited by needless bureaucracy and control from AXA group in Paris.

      Advice to Management

      Restructure, centralise under one set of management. IT should be brought in house and refocused on the businesses needs, not making profit for AGS. Believe and live your AXA Values especially ONE AXA - which is not followed at all the business lines are very silo'd.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "On its knees"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at AXA UK full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great people good development opportunities. Well known global brand

      Cons

      No business direction just words with no actions against them. Leadership terrible and blame those working for them for lack of progress. Institutionalised management no hope of achieving the innovation and transformation this company needs. Terrible technology. In a spiral of decline.

    6. "Claims handler/senior"

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      Former Employee - Claims Handler in Birmingham, England
      Former Employee - Claims Handler in Birmingham, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at AXA UK full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Bonus every year (minus the extra bribery bonus they gave to keep us with the fret to take it back if we left) free teas and coffees, fun social life with people

      Cons

      Favourtism amongst team leaders who don't do anything but go into meetings all day. Over worked seniors, constant drama and two faced people, team changes like every few months, no correct structure, personnel development, crap training and coaching and overall most immature unprofessional company to work for. Oh and crap pay.

      Advice to Management

      Stop making team changes every month, favouring people, overworking seniors and make team leaders more technical so they can actually do what they are paid to do.

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Great job. No progression. All round expense freeze so have to wait for someone to leave to get promoted"

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      Current Employee - Pricing Analyst in London, England
      Current Employee - Pricing Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Very good work life balance

      Cons

      Data/ IT systems are from 90s/00s

    8. "Colleagues are nice but managers not so much"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at AXA UK full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Colleagues (Some not all)
      Social Life

      Cons

      Management at the Tunbridge Wells offices need looking at as they have one rule for them and one rule for another. When raising a grievance they try and play down the bullying.

      Advice to Management

      Stop micromanaging employees

    9. "Steady employment but too many management levels ..there are managers, for the managers, manager."

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      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
      Current Employee - Customer Service Representative in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at AXA UK full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Colleagues are friendly, great staff benefits as in low cost health insurance, life insurance, and discounts, long holiday allowance

      Cons

      Too manager heavy, treat staff like children,

      Advice to Management

      You need to treat the people at the bottom...those who are customer facing with more respect - cut out some of the managers. In the customer service departments the teams each have managers, the managers have a manager, their manager has a manager and their manager is managed by the director. These managers get paid a lot more than the customer facing staff and the staff are over worked, less managering staff and more customer facing staff is required.

    10. "MSK Co-Ordinator"

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      Current Employee - MSK Coordinator in Glasgow, Scotland
      Current Employee - MSK Coordinator in Glasgow, Scotland
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at AXA UK full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible company, good people, good training

      Cons

      lower salary, low career progression for role

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