Tamar Safety
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 Tamar Safety 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 Tamar Safety 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
- UK Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:
Promoting the Armed Forces: Promoting our work, activities and events through our literature, printed materials, training resources, website and social media channels Publishing our Covenant pledges on a dedicated section of our website Promoting Tamar Safety as a Veteran owned business Promoting case studies of how Tamar Safety has supported current serving personnel, Reservists, Veterans and Armed Forces Charities Veterans: Offering a range of H&S and fire safety qualifications, training, consultancy and mentoring to support continuous professional development Offer work placements, insight days and mentoring schemes to Veterans seeking employment Engage with the Career Transition Partnership Recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process Guaranteed interviews with Veterans that meet with job specification criteria Service Spouses & Partners: Welcoming applications from spouses/partners who meet with job specification criteria Offer support and flexibility in granting leave for spouses/partners before, during and after a partners deployment Offer support and flexibility for childcare arrangements, school placements and further support that dependents may require where one or more parent/carer is a current serving personnel, Reservist or Veteran Reserves: Support employees that are already members of the Reserve Force on appointment, or wish to become a Reservist during their employment Support mobilisations and deployment, granting additional leave for training as required National Events: Actively support and promote the Poppy Appeal Day and Remembrance activities, Armed Forces Day and Reserves Day Armed Forces Charities: Support local and national Armed Forces charities with fundraising and supporting staff who volunteer to assist Commercial Support: Offer preferential rates and discounts to individuals or organisations booking training qualifications for serving personnel, Veterans and Reservists
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.