Our people are Aviva
We have over 25,000 colleagues globally bringing our purpose to life – with you today, for a better tomorrow.
Everyone at Aviva is passionate about making things better for our customers, for our communities and for each other, day in, day out.
Aviva’s success is down to our people. Which is why we are relentless in supporting our colleagues to be at their very best and equipping them to deliver for our customers and the business.
Danielle Harmer, Chief People Officer
Our culture and values
We’re all about working together, and finding ways to do things better. We listen to what our colleagues have to say - and we act on it. That's why our latest engagement survey showed that 91% of our colleagues would recommend Aviva as an employer to their friends and family.
Our values shape how we work and how we show up:
Commitment
Always delivering on our promises, taking accountability and ownership for what we do and learning as we go to be better every day.
Community
We work together to make Aviva brilliant and more inclusive for our customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society.
Confidence
Using our experience and expertise to shape Aviva for today and tomorrow while understanding and managing the risks.
Care
Building a better Aviva for our customers through supporting and growing our people and speaking up if something isn’t right.
Developing careers
We offer our people careers, not just jobs.
From graduates to apprentices, to leaders and emerging leaders, we have fantastic opportunities. We invest in everyone’s development and colleagues are empowered to own their careers, grow and achieve their ambitions through a wealth of learning, development and leadership programmes.
Photo of Aviva colleague, Twinkle, in our London office.
Great Place to Work
When our people feel supported and valued, it shows in everything we do.
That’s why we’re proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work. In 2025 we ranked 3rd in the UK, 3rd in Canada, and 4th in Ireland for super large workplaces, plus 1st in Poland for best medium sized workplaces.
Doing the right thing for our people
For our people, I hope you can feel the positive momentum we have as a business. We’re stepping into a new chapter with real clarity and confidence. I want you to feel excited about what’s ahead, that we’re moving forward together with purpose, and that all of you have a really, really important role to play.
Amanda Blanc DBE, Group Chief Executive Officer
A positive, inclusive workplace - and strong relationships with the people we work with - makes a big difference to how we feel and how we show up. When we create an environment where people can genuinely work well together, everyone benefits: we do better as individuals, as a team, and our customers notice it too.
We’re there for our people. From a brilliant reward and benefits package, to supportive people policies, we want to help everyone thrive.
Aviva is for everyone
We value the differences in our people, and we're focused on creating a high performing culture so all our colleagues can shine.
We celebrate individuality and want everyone to be their own unique, brilliant self when they come to work - and to feel they belong. And we find strength in our diversity and a colleague base that reflects the customers and communities we serve.
Encouraging and embracing different views helps us build a broader, more informed perspective - leading to better decisions, greater innovation, and a more inclusive environment. And with 92% of colleagues telling us their leader is effective at supporting inclusion and diversity, we know we’re heading in the right direction.
Aviva Communities
Our Aviva Communities are helping people speak up, be heard, and make a difference across the business. Over 6,000 colleagues engage in our six, global ‘Aviva Communities’ which focus on celebrating the diversity of our workforce - from ethnicity and faith, to gender identity and sexual orientation, to caring responsibilities and age, and mental and physical health.
We shine brighter together
Hear from our colleagues in this video.
Transcript for video This is me
We are Aviva.
We are our people.
We are our experiences, our attitudes, our ambitions, our ideas, and our interests.
We are ourselves.
We shine brighter together.
When times get tough, we listen.
We adapt and find strength in our diversity.
We learn and grow together.
We each have our own unique voices, and respect each other's life experiences.
We celebrate our individuality.
What makes you, you?
We are better, when we bring our own unique, brilliant selves to work.
Aviva is for everyone.
Health and wellbeing
The wellbeing of our people is a priority for us.
Our wellbeing programme helps our people look after their:
- Health: we encourage and support physical wellbeing through guidance on sleep, hydration, nutrition, posture, and activity.
- Mind: we give emotional and practical support helping colleagues build mental fitness and resilience. You can read more in our Mental Health Statement (PDF 180KB).
- Finances: we help colleagues to make informed choices through financial education, fair pay, and benefits that integrate with our wellbeing programme.
- Community: we’re better and brighter together so we promote inclusion, connection, and purpose through collaboration and things like volunteering and the Aviva Foundation.
Photo of Aviva colleagues, Aisling and Sunil, on the balcony of our York office
Being a Living Wage employer
We’re proud to be a Living Wage, Living Hours and Living Pensions employer. This helps us attract and retain the best people to support our customers. It’s the right thing to do and the same goes for our contractors and suppliers who work on our sites too.
Photo of Aviva colleagues, Stephen and Evan, in our Sheffield office.
Equal paid parental leave
We give our people in the UK, Ireland and Canada equal paid parental leave. Regardless of gender, sexual orientation or how they become a parent – birth, adoption or surrogacy – they’re entitled to the same amount of paid and unpaid time off.
Photo of Aviva colleague, Philip with his daughter, in our Bristol office.