The Worshipful Company of Weavers
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 The Worshipful Company of Weavers 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 The Worshipful Company of Weavers 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:
We also pledge the following:
1.1 We, The Worshipful Company of Weavers, will endeavour to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant: ? Members of the Armed Forces Community, including those who serve or have served and their families, should be treated fairly and not face disadvantages arising from their service when seeking access to public and private goods and services in the UK. ? In some circumstances special provision may be justified, especially for those who have given the most, such as the injured or bereaved. Section 2: Demonstrating our Commitment 2.1 We recognise the contribution that Service personnel, reservists, veterans, the cadet movement and military families make to our organisation, our community and to the country and the mutual benefits that derive from our company?s affiliation with military units. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant by: ? Promoting the Armed Forces: We will seek to maintain strong links with each of our affiliated service units, promoting regular correspondence, and issuing regular invitations for service personnel to attend Company events. We will encourage our affiliated service units to nominate one point of contact and to keep us advised of changes in staffing; the Company in return will encourage correspondence with the Clerk?s office to provide continuity of contact. We will seek to involve a cross section of members in visits to affiliated units, when such oppor-tunities arise. We will seek to raise awareness across our wide network of members of the scope of duties car-ried out by the Armed Forces and the importance of the Armed Forces Covenant. ? Weavers? House We will seek to house qualifying veterans over the age of 60 in Weavers? House. ? Employment support to members of the Armed Forces Community: We will encourage members who are employers to give consideration to employing and support-ing veterans, reservists, Cadet Force Adult volunteers and members of military families. We will support any reservists employed by the Company by providing appropriate paid leave for days when they are on deployment or required training and will give leave of absence from Court or Committee business for any members or officers of the Company who are members of the Armed Forces and may be deployed or called to training. ? Communications, engagement and outreach: We will publicise our links with affiliated service units, and talk about their work, on a special page on our website We will engage with social media posts issued by our affiliated service units, reposting, comment-ing and reacting as most appropriate. ? Civic responsibilities: We will encourage our members and those in our core and social media network to support the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance activities. We will participate in, [and provide a financial contribution to,] the City of London Garden of Re-membrance Service each year. [The Upper Bailiff will represent the Company in showing respect to the fallen and giving thanks for the service of all in the Armed Forces.] We will support our affiliated units when invited to do so by attending, where possible, civic functions at which their role and contribution to the community are being recognised e.g. local annual presentations, Freedom of a town or city; achievement of national or royal recognition and awards. 2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, and in our communications to members.
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.