Sparta Global
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 Sparta Global 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 Sparta Global 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
- Armed Forces Day
We also pledge the following:
promoting the fact that we are an armed forces-friendly organisation,· Provide the prospect for Ex-Forces personnel to join our training programme and Spartan community and further to become an IT consultant or Project Manager or Developer on one of our client projects on client site as a Sparta Consultant Proudly display our Armed Forces Covenant and its logo on our website and in all our offices Promote the benefits of engaging Ex-Forces personnel on a national, regional and local basis Build stronger ties with parts of the Armed Forces from which we can hire potential recruits and future employees to work as consultants on our client sites Provide supplementary pastoral care for Ex-Forces personnel whenever necessary and appropriate Veterans: Pledge to provide all Ex-Forces personnel who fit Sparta Globals criteria for training with an opportunity to interview for a place at any of our Academies Pledge to provide all Ex-Forces personnel trained at one of our academies the opportunity to interview for a place at any of our clients whose requirements may so demand Provide expert pastoral support and customised job training for Ex-Forces personnel. To promote and advertise employment opportunities across the Sparta Global website and partner recruitment sites Hold open evenings and industry insight days specifically targeted to individuals leaving or having left the Armed Forces Provide organized introductions to Sparta Globals blue-chip clients, Spartans and the wider digital industry through our ex-forces programme Value and recognise appropriate sk!’lls and knowledge specific to the Armed Forces in Sparta Globals training Reservists: Accommodate Reservists’ training obligations where possible and in accordance with our client requirements Accommodate the mobilisation of Reservists ,n training with Sparta Global if they are required to deploy -Support and promote Armed Forces week throughout Sparta Global’s offices in the UK
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.