COVENANT SSES show their support
personnel in Oxfordshire. The largest RAF base in the country is at RAF Brize Norton and there are nearly 50 Army units of varying roles and size; when you take account of their families and the growing number of reservists, this is a significant military presence.
“In signing the Corporate Covenant, Oxfordshire County Council (and the employers that they energise into supporting the military) will greatly help our servicemen and women in a number of different ways.
“Many in the services are fortunate to live and work in Oxfordshire. Equally we are fortunate to be able to recruit here and return our soldiers to a more normal life when they transition.”
What options are available for local employers?
Businesses/charitable organisations who wish to participate will be asked to pledge their support for two key principles:
No member of the armed forces should ever
face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen.
In some circumstances, special treatment may be appropriate, especially for the injured or bereaved.
Employers can then select from a range of other commitment they feel they can make, appropriate to their own circumstances:
These include:
Promoting being an armed forces friendly organisation; seeking to support the employment of veterans young and old; striving to support the employment of services spouses and partners; offering a degree of flexibility in granting leave for service spouses before during and after a partner’s deployment; seeking to support employees who choose to be members of reserve forces – including accommodating their training and deployment where possible; offering support to local cadet units, aiming to actively participate in
Armed Forces Day; offering a discount to members of the armed forces community.
JSP of Minster Lovell, one of Europe's leading independent manufacturers of personal protective equipment and industrial head protection also signed the covenant.
The Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, South Oxfordshire District Council, the Vale of White Horse District Council, Oxford City Council, Wantage Town Council, West Oxfordshire District Council and Carterton Town Council also signed.
Viewpoint from RAF Families Federation’s Covenant Co-ordinator, Nat Haynes:
“Oxfordshire County Council was the first local authority to sign an Armed Forces Community Covenant. I am delighted to once again see Oxfordshire leading the way and encouraging their local businesses to get behind their Armed Forces and promoting the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.”
www.raf-ff.org.uk
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