Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that 2,000 organisations have now signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
The news comes after a record-breaking year for the Armed Forces Covenant with more employers signing up in a single year than ever before.
O2 is the latest employer to sign the Armed Forces Covenant, bringing the total number of signatories up to 2,000. CEO Mark Evans co-signed the Covenant with Mr Williamson at a ceremony in London.
Among O2’s pledges of support for members of the Armed Forces and their families, O2 is offering paid leave for Reservists to complete their annual training as well as suspension of their mobile phone contracts in the event of deployment.
As part of their pledge to support Veterans and Cadets, O2 are offering them access to their WAYRA initiative. WAYRA is a world-leading start-up accelerator programme which takes between nine and 12 entrepreneurs for a nine month period in London, Oldham, and Birmingham to develop their business ideas.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, O2 joins large and small organisations across the country who are helping to ensure that current and ex-Forces personnel and their families get a fair deal when accessing goods and services as well as equal opportunity when transitioning to civilian jobs.
image © Dom J / Shutterstock.com
If you would like to join our community and read more articles like this then please click here.
The post Record number of organisations sign the Armed Forces Covenant appeared first on Defence Online.
