Proelium Law LLP
We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.
The Armed Forces Covenant
An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families
The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.
Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.
This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.
Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
1.1 We Proelium Law LLP will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment
2.1 Proelium Law LLP recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
We also pledge the following:
Promoting the fact that we are an armed forces-friendly organisation: - we display our Covenant logo on all appropriate communications media t show our support, and to show that members of the Armed Forces Community are welcome customers; We celebrate Armed Forces Day. We work with Career Transition Partnership, seeking highly motivated and experienced veterans who are leaving the Armed Forces. We offer guaranteed interviews to veterans, if they meet the selection criteria laid out in a job advert We support the employment where appropriate of wounded, injured or sick veterans through the CTP or a guaranteed interview We recognise military skills and qualifications when interviewing for new positions, and we hold briefing day specifically for those leaving the Armed Forces to raise awareness of the opportunities for employment at Proelium Law LLP We offer guaranteed interviews to service spouses/partners if they meet the selection criteria for the job. We are understanding o the time given to service personel to spen with their family before, during and after an overseas deployment, and therefore look sympathetically on holiday requests around this time We consider special paid leave, if appropriate for employees who are bereaved or whose loved ones are injured. We understand the demands of training in the Armed Forces and accommodate our reservists’ training commitments. We do this by allowing them to take normal leave or offering additional unpaid or paid leave We encourage Reservist at Proelium Law LLP to participate in Reserves Day and show our support across social media platforms. We follow Armed Forces Day on Facebook and Twitter and actively show our support by posting messages and a link to the Armed Forces Day website. Proelium Law LLP is a member of the Defence Discount service, the only official discount service for the Armed Forces, and offers discounts on services for members of the Armed Forces Community, We offer fair access to services for Service personnel, allowing them to pause or cancel contracts at no cost when they are posted overseas.
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.