North Tower is honoured to receive the Gold award for our unwavering support to the Armed Forces community. Our dedication to aiding the military is deeply embedded in our values, and we take pride in our efforts. We already employ veterans, and we look forward to continuing that trend. We recognise the value service personnel, veteran sand military families contribute to our business and our country. They deserve our respect, support, and fair treatment which we commit to with signing the covenant.
The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) encourages employers to support defence and inspire others to do the same. The scheme encompasses bronze, silver and gold awards for employer organisations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the armed forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.
What we have done to achieve this:
•We Have signed the Armed forces Conveant
•We Have an existing relationship with their National Account Manager/REED/appropriate defence representative
•We are demonstrating support by holding a valid ERS Silver Award. Employers that do not hold a valid ERS Silver Award cannot •We are proactively demonstrate their forces-friendly credentials as part of their recruiting and selection processes. Where possible, they should be engaged with Career Transition Partnership (CTP) in the recruitment of service leavers and have registered for the Forces Families Jobs (FFJ) portal.
•We are must actively ensuring that out workforce is aware of their positive policies towards defence people issues. For example, an employer nominated for support to the Reserves must have an internally publicised and positive human resources policy on Reserves.
•We are an exemplar within their market sector, advocating support to defence people issues to partner organisations, suppliers and customers with tangible positive results.
•We are within the context of Reserves the employer must have demonstrated support to mobilisations or have a framework in place. They must provide at least 10 days’ additional leave for training, fully paid, to the Reservist employee
•We have not have been the subject of any negative public relations or media activity
•We are actively encourage a positive environment for Reservists by ensuring that positive policies in support of Reservists within the workforce are communicated to line managers
What we have done to achieve this:
•We Have signed the Armed forces Conveant
•We Have an existing relationship with their National Account Manager/REED/appropriate defence representative
•We are demonstrating support by holding a valid ERS Silver Award. Employers that do not hold a valid ERS Silver Award cannot •We are proactively demonstrate their forces-friendly credentials as part of their recruiting and selection processes. Where possible, they should be engaged with Career Transition Partnership (CTP) in the recruitment of service leavers and have registered for the Forces Families Jobs (FFJ) portal.
•We are must actively ensuring that out workforce is aware of their positive policies towards defence people issues. For example, an employer nominated for support to the Reserves must have an internally publicised and positive human resources policy on Reserves.
•We are an exemplar within their market sector, advocating support to defence people issues to partner organisations, suppliers and customers with tangible positive results.
•We are within the context of Reserves the employer must have demonstrated support to mobilisations or have a framework in place. They must provide at least 10 days’ additional leave for training, fully paid, to the Reservist employee
•We have not have been the subject of any negative public relations or media activity
•We are actively encourage a positive environment for Reservists by ensuring that positive policies in support of Reservists within the workforce are communicated to line managers
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