Life at GSK

We recruit and develop outstanding people - people who believe in our purpose, live our culture and want to help us achieve our ambition. We expect managers to motivate, focus, develop and care for their teams, and we recognise, celebrate and reward success. 

Above all, we create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included.

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Our personalised approach to work enables colleagues to have more choices about how they work to meet both their personal needs and the needs of our business. Through regular check-in conversations, managers discuss with colleagues how they can thrive in all aspects of their lives and deliver their best work at GSK, supported by a range of life-friendly policies. These policies include more formal arrangements such as flexible hours, part-time working and job shares, as well as informal arrangements such as working from different locations. Performance with Choice, our version of hybrid working, supports people in relevant roles to agree the best way we can all work together, with a balance of time spent on-site and off-site. While 2-3 days per average week in the office is the general rule, specific policies regarding workplace attendance vary across countries.

Our health and wellbeing benefits support our people through different life stages and are fair and inclusive. These include:

• a new global minimum standard of 18 weeks’ parental leave for primary and secondary carers for all forms of family
• a new global minimum standard of up to four weeks’ paid leave for care of a family member, for end-of-life or serious health emergencies
• insured benefits to include same sex partners, wherever possible
• a new financial wellbeing service and mental health training – available to everyone

Additionally, in the UK we’ve introduced enhanced benefits under our ‘Becoming a Parent’ policies, available to all employees, regardless of length of service.

To find out more about our commitments and the progress we’re making on our aspirational targets, take a look at our Annual Report.

To learn more about our flexible and life friendly work see our guidance here.

At GSK, we offer everyone the opportunity to work with outstanding colleagues. Our culture inspires people to do things better and faster – so we can all thrive while doing our best work.

We are empowered to take charge of our own development throughout our career. We do this through a blend of on-the-job experience and formal and informal learning. This includes coaching, mentoring, and training programmes. In 2023 we spent an estimated average of £860 per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee on training and development. Additionally, we estimate, that on average, each employee (FTE) partook in 21.5 hours of training and development.

We also encourage our colleagues to take responsibility for their objectives, make agile decisions, take smart risks, and listen and act on constructive feedback. These actions improve our performance consistently and help us be conscious of the impact we create.