Howden reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(592 total reviews)

David Howden

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Howden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 592 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 Seguros industry (3.6 stars).

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592 reviews
2.0
Aug 2, 2022
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
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.
4.0
Jan 18, 2018

Not as good as it used to be

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The salary and company benefits are good in comparison with other industries. Friendly work colleagues and have enjoyed some great group social events

Cons

The management is poor, both locally and centrally, they don't seem to have any people management skills. Expected to go above and beyond for little or no reward

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