Aviva today unveiled improved workplace facilities and services aimed to help make it a "workplace of choice".
Aviva today unveiled improved workplace facilities and services aimed to help make it a "workplace of choice".
Allan Griffiths, chief executive officer of Aviva Australia, said the improvements will help make Aviva a workplace of choice by providing a flexible and professional work environment.
"For example, a new carer's room will assist on rare emergency occasions when staff are faced with the dilemma of finding someone to look after a loved one who is, for example, ill or young. When no other carer is available to look after a loved one they can stay in this room under the staff member's supervision," he said.
"Lactating mothers are also encouraged to make use of the room. It is lockable and contains a fridge so that milk can be bottled, labelled and stored.
"The room is a safe, secure and child-friendly environment and also contains a work station complete with a port for laptops should a staff member need to finish some work," he said.
As part of the A$8 million "accommodation improvement" program, several new training and meeting rooms were also unveiled along with "break out" areas for staff to use for informal meetings.
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- Aviva Australia is a group of two specialist financial services companies: Navigator and Norwich Union Life Australia Ltd. Portfolio Partners is the Australian funds management arm of Aviva plc. Through these companies we provide products and services in the areas of wealth creation and wealth protection for more than 300,000 customers throughout Australia
- Globally, Aviva Australia is part of Aviva plc, the world's sixth largest insurance group, the largest insurer in the UK and one of the top five life companies in Europe. Aviva was formed in May 2000 through the global merger of CGU plc and Norwich Union plc
- Aviva is a leading provider of life and pensions products to Europe and has substantial businesses elsewhere around the world. Its main activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance. It has premium income and investment sales from continuing operations of A$77.6 billion, and more than A$683.9 billion of assets under management (as at 9 January 2006). The group has around 59,000 employees and 30 million customers worldwide
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