Supporting the Armed Forces Community

The Armed Forces Covenant

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

The key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant are that no member of the Armed Forces Community should face any disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen; and that in some circumstances special treatment may be appropriate, especially for the injured or bereaved.

A full copy of our Armed Forces Covenant pledges can be found here.

For information about how your business can get involved with the Armed Forces Covenant, and work towards an Employer Recognition Scheme Award (Bronze, Silver, and Gold), contact our Armed Forces champion Conor Maher.

Our Forces Clients

We are privileged to be able to offer commercial support to members of the Armed Forces (including Regulars, Reservists, and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers), veterans, and service spouses/partners, in the form of a range of discounted services across a wide range of our firm’s services.

If you are a member of the armed forces community and would like to learn more about our discounted services, please contact a member of staff and inform them of your forces connection, and they will be able to advise both services and discounts available.

Our Forces Staff

We are proud to offer market-leading support for our forces staff members, underpinned by our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant and recognised by our Gold Defence Employer Recognition Award.

Our support for forces staff members includes (but is not limited to):

• Working with Veterans in our recruitment process by welcoming applications from veterans, guaranteeing interviews to suitable candidates, and recognising military skills and qualifications
• Working with Service Families by welcoming job applications from suitable individuals, partnering with Forces Families Jobs, and offering flexible leave before, during, and after a serving partner’s deployment
• Supporting Reservists by encouraging Reserve service, supporting mobilisations and deployments, and granting an additional 10 paid days’ leave per year for reserve activities
• Supporting the Cadet Forces by encouraging Cadet Force service, supporting cadet training events, and granting an additional 10 paid days’ leave per year for cadet activities

To find out more about our support for the forces community within our recruitment and selection process, please contact a member of our HR team at recruitment@ellisjones.co.uk

Supporting the Forces Community

We are proud to support the forces community across a wide range of endeavours to raise not just funds, but awareness.

Our recent work in supporting the forces community has included:

• Raising over £5,500 for ABF The Soldiers Charity as part of a 100km sponsored trek along the Jurassic Coast
• Organising a visit from the charity, Veterans with Dogs, to learn about their vital mental health work with veterans and service leavers
• Supporting the Bowra Foundation and its vital work with injured service personnel and stroke victims
• Sponsoring an annual Army Cadet Force sailing expedition upon the historic Singaporean junk yacht, Boleh
• Organising a range of activities to raise funds and awareness for veterans’ charities during Armed Forces Week
• Supporting the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal
• Providing pro bono legal service clinics at local military units
• Working with service leavers to set up and safeguard business ventures upon leaving the forces