By Adam Hudson, Corporate HR Manager
Maybe yours is to get fit, to do more … or to eat less! Perhaps you want to be braver, kinder or more patient? Whatever your resolution, the sad reality is that the statistics show you’ll have probably failed by the second week of February! (http://uk.businessinsider.com/new-years-resolutions-courses-2016-12)
Landmarc Managing Director Steve Utley accepts our silver award from Wessex Reserve Forces & Cadets Association’s Regional Employer Engagement Director, Rachael Brannagan.
Here at Landmarc, there’s one really important resolution that we first made back in 2014 – and which we are determined to keep. It’s our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant; a promise to those who serve or who have served, and their families, which says we will do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives.
This declaration means that we formally recognise our moral obligation to members of the armed forces and set a framework for ongoing support to these individuals. This includes promoting employment opportunities to veterans, such as through our ongoing partnership with X-Forces and the Career Transition Partnership, and supporting employees who choose to be members of the Reserve forces.
We’ve recently had our commitment recognised once again in this year’s Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Awards, retaining our Silver award, which we first received back in 2014. As Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, Chief of Defence People, explains: “Your actions mean that our veterans, the wounded injured and sick, our Reservists and their families are not disadvantaged by their military service and have the same opportunities as everyone else. Your commitment is highly valued and is at the heart of all that can be achieved in every part of the country through the Armed Forces Covenant”.
