COVENANT
COUNCIL and LOCAL BUSINES for MILITARY RESERVISTS
W
e’re pleased to share two different Covenant progress reports from two of our councils
in this issue. It just goes to show how much really does go on. Here’s Oxfordshire County Council’s news and this time, focusing on military reservists…
Oxfordshire County Council demonstrated its clear support for military reservists at a special event on September 2 at County Hall – and is encouraging other local employers to do the same.
Council Leader Ian Hudspeth signed a corporate covenant on September 2 – a written and publicised voluntary pledge from organisations that wish to express their support for the armed forces community.
Other organisations across the county also signed the covenant – employers are being offered various options to sign up to, as it acknowledged that differing organisations will be able to provide individual means of support.
Oxfordshire County Council currently employs six reservists and is very much open to encouraging more staff to become reservists.
Britain’s Armed Forces are rising to the challenge of increasing the numbers of reservists as they become a fully integrated part of Britain’s defence.
Nearly 100 organisations nationwide have signed a corporate covenant including Amey and Prolinx in Oxfordshire.
Real benefits
Councillor Hudspeth said: “Reservists can bring real benefits to an employer and the armed forces are very keen to do their bit to nurture a two way relationship and ensure the needs of companies are considered alongside their own.
“The skills on offer from individual reservists can often be of real direct benefit to employers, such as experts in engineering, communication or logistics, and bring real value to civilian employers. Another example might be the clear crossover in skills
required by reservists in the Defence Medical Services and people who work in the NHS.
“Oxfordshire has always been a county in which the military has been well represented and this is a chance for business to build a reputation as being ‘armed forces friendly’ at a time when public support for our RAF, Navy and Army is at an all-time high.
“The county council was proud to demonstrate its support for the local military by being the first local authority in the country to sign up to the Armed Forces Community Covenant in 2011. We’re now proud to be taking our support a stage further.”
Brigadier Andrew Hughes, Commander 11 Infantry Brigade said: “I am very grateful for the support that Oxfordshire County Council provides the military in Oxfordshire and the signing of the Corporate Covenant is another example of the excellent cooperation that exists between us.
“There are approximately 11,000 service
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Envoy Winter 2014
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