Project Leaders Ltd
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 Project Leaders Ltd 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 Project Leaders Ltd 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
We also pledge the following:
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Creating a workplace culture that recognises and values the transferable skills, discipline, leadership, teamwork and resilience gained through Armed Forces experience.
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Ensuring that members of the Armed Forces community are treated fairly and are not disadvantaged because of their service or family connection to service.
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Reviewing our commitments periodically to ensure they remain meaningful, realistic and relevant to our business.
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Recognising the transferable skills and experience that veterans and service leavers can bring to project management, leadership, operational delivery, risk management, health and safety, logistics and client-facing roles.
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Ensuring recruitment processes are fair, inclusive and focused on skills, competence, experience and potential.
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Recognising relevant Armed Forces experience as valuable evidence of competence where it is applicable to the role.
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Promoting suitable vacancies through Armed Forces-friendly routes, including the Career Transition Partnership or other relevant networks where appropriate.
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Offering informal guidance, work insight or interview support where this is practical and proportionate for the business.
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Working with employees and line managers to support reasonable requests for flexibility linked to deployment, homecoming, relocation or service-related family commitments.
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Responding sympathetically and promptly to requests for annual leave, unpaid leave or flexible working connected to service family life.
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Ensuring recruitment decisions are based on skills and suitability for the role, and that career gaps or location changes linked to military life are considered fairly.
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Signposting employees to relevant internal support, including their line manager, Business Services and wellbeing support where appropriate.
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.