Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses, and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here. 

Working inclusively
We work best when we work together. We encourage our people to contribute fully and feel valued, to be innovative and creative by collaborating in an inclusive culture.

We're also committed to reflecting the diverse lived experiences of the communities we work in and the consumers we protect. We have a strategy to achieve a more diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination. This includes increasing the representation of women in our senior team to 50% and minority ethnic colleagues to 25% by 2025 – representative of the UK population.

We were recently voted 'Employer of the year' at the Women in Finance awards and our commitment to LGBT+ inclusion means we're recognised as a Stonewall Top 100 employer.

Flexible Working

We believe that giving our people greater flexibility fosters an inclusive culture and a healthy work-life balance.

We currently operate a hybrid working model, working up to 40% in the office each month (50% for senior leaders). This way of working applies in our Stratford, Leeds and Edinburgh offices.

We also offer career and family leave provisions, generous annual leave so you can take time off when you need or want to, and a range of other benefits.

Programme for parents returning to work after

Parental Leave?

We don’t have a formal programme, but we have hired several Returners through the assisted hiring route (working with Women Returners)

Leadership development programmes?

Yes – we are launching a female progression programme

Mentoring programmess?

Yes

Coaching programmes?

No

Employee-led diversity networks?

Yes

Internal women’s networking groups?

No

Open to discussing flexible work arrangements

at interview stage?

Yes

No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary:

52

Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible

for paid maternity leave:

No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary:

Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid

paternity leave:

Gender pay gap reporting information (2023) (UK):

Average pay gap:

13.1%

Median pay gap:

14.3%

Average bonus gap:

15.2%

Median bonus gap:

19%

Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter?

Yes

Targets to raise the number of women in

leadership?

Yes – 50% female target across all pipeline roles

Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals

in leadership?

Yes

Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion

Index?

No

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