Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and works with the Armed Forces to help and support current and former service personnel and their families in the local area. They are an organisation that supports their Reservists, veterans and cadets. The council encourages Sandwell businesses, community groups and individuals to work with them to pledge their…
Serve and Protect CU, a Birmingham based company, received their Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award in 2020 and are fully supportive of the Armed Forces community, both in terms of employees and customers. Serve and Protect CU is a not-for-profit financial cooperative, which helps to improve the financial resilience of those who serve the nation. They are here to help their members…
Superfast IT has become one of the latest organisations in the West Midlands to show their support for our military community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. Hosted as a virtual event, the signing was attended by Wing Commander Simon Briggs of the Royal Air Force. The organisation has pledged its support to the Armed Forces Covenant; a promise that those who serve…
Valiant Integrated Services Ltd as the 700th company, within the West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (RFCA) region, to sign the Armed Forces Covenant and pledge their support to the Armed Forces community. The Armed Forces Covenant was introduced by the Ministry of Defence in 2014 and is used across the country for businesses to pledge their support to the Armed Forces…
Midlands-based property, development and construction company The Wigley Group has formalised its commitment to support ex-armed service personnel by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The company, based in Stockton, Warwickshire, has supported the Forces since 2013 and has now signed the Armed Forces Covenant. The covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in…
Our Employer Engagement team held Silver and Gold workshops for the region’s employers on 26th and 27th January. These online events mark the start of this year’s Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), now in its eighth year, and to help this year’s prospective awardees understand the process and requirements. For each of the ERS award categories there are a number of criteria that…
The Wales and West Midlands Gold Award Association webinar took place on Thursday 21st January 2021, with a focus on spousal employment. Chaired by Stephen Lees from Jaguar Land Rover, this was the first meeting for our 15 new Gold Award employers in the West Midlands region. The principle speaker for the event was Helen Massy, a well-travelled military spouse/partner of over 17…
The expression of interest window opened today for employers looking to receive Silver and Gold Award status in 2021 through the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The Employer Recognition Scheme, now in its eighth year, recognises those companies that support the Armed Forces community by proactively demonstrating a forces-friendly approach as part of their recruitment process. Silver and Gold employers are…
Twenty-two organisations from across the West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (RFCA) region have been celebrated for achieving their Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Awards in a special virtual event. A further three organisations were also celebrated for having their Silver Awards from 2015 re-validated. West Midland RFCA would like to congratulate all of their region’s winners for achieving their Silver Awards as…
One of our supportive employers and Gold Award holder on the Employer Recognition Scheme have put together the article below to highlight the benefits of the Armed Forces Covenant to other organisations. The Armed Forces Covenant is the nation’s commitment to those who protect us. It is a pledge that your organisation understands that those who serve or have served deserve to be…
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