Pyramid Scaffold Design
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, His 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 Pyramid Scaffold Design 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 Pyramid Scaffold Design 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 Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Additional Leave For Reservists
We also pledge the following:
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Paid leave for reserve training and mobilisation: We will grant our Reservist employee additional paid leave, over and above their standard annual leave entitlement, to attend annual camp and other reserve training obligations, and will support them fully in the event of mobilisation for operational deployment.
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Flexible working around reserve duties: We will offer flexible working arrangements -including flexible hours and, where practicable, remote working - to accommodate reserve training commitments, drill nights and call-out requirements at short notice.
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Job protection and reinstatement: In line with our legal obligations and the spirit of the Covenant, we guarantee that any employee mobilised for reserve service will have their job protected and will be reinstated to their original role, or a suitable equivalent, on their return.
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Line manager awareness and support: We will ensure line managers understand the nature of Reserve Forces commitments and are equipped to support reservist employees, including factoring reserve leave into workload and project planning.
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Cadet Force and reserve volunteering leave: We will support employees who wish to volunteer as Cadet Force Adult Volunteers or in other reserve-related community roles by considering requests for additional unpaid or paid leave to support these activities, on a case-by-case basis.
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.