Armed Forces Covenant

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Step5 are proud to pledge our support and commitment to the Armed Forces community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

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What is the Armed Forces Covenant?

The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the nation that those who serve or have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.

It is a pledge that together we acknowledge and understand that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy and society they serve with their lives.

The Covenant supports serving personnel, service leavers, veterans, and their families, and is fulfilled by the different groups that have committed to making a difference.

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Our Commitment

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Covenant

We, Step5, will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant:

• No member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen

• In some circumstances special treatment may be appropriate, especially for the injured or bereaved.

Section 2: Demonstrating our Commitment

2.1 We recognise the value that serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business and to our country. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by:

• Promoting the Armed Forces: promoting the fact that we are an Armed Forces-friendly organisation, to our staff, customers, suppliers, contractors and wider public.

• Veterans: supporting the employment of veterans, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process; working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to support the employment of Service leavers;

• Service Spouses & Partners: supporting the employment of Service spouses and partners; partnering with the Forces Families Jobs Forum; and providing flexibility in granting leave for Service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner’s deployment.

• Reserves: supporting our employees who are members of the Reserve Forces; granting additional paid/unpaid leave for annual Reserve Forces training; supporting any mobilisations and deployment; actively encouraging members of staff to become Reservists;

• Cadet Organisations: supporting our employees who are volunteer leaders in military cadet organisations, granting additional leave to attend annual training camps and courses; actively encouraging members of staff to become volunteer leaders in cadet organisations; supporting local military cadet units; recognising the benefits of employing cadets/ex-cadets within the workforce.

• National Events: supporting Armed Forces Day, Reserves Day, the Poppy Appeal Day and Remembrance activities;

• Armed Forces Charities: supporting Armed Forces charities with fundraising and supporting staff who volunteer to assist;

• Commercial Support: offering a discount to members of the Armed Forces community.

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature, on staff notices, and on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community, our staff and our customers on how we are doing.

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Find out more at: armedforcescovenant.gov.uk