Kingfisher Place Financial Planning Ltd
We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.
The Armed Forces Covenant
An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families
The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.
Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.
This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.
Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
1.1 We Kingfisher Place Financial Planning Ltd will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment
2.1 Kingfisher Place Financial Planning Ltd recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:
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Offering an additional 10 days’ paid leave per annum for serving Armed Forces Reservists.
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Offering an extra day’s leave in addition to standard holiday entitlement for any veterans wishing to attend events associated With the poppy Appeal Day and Remembrance activities.
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Offering an extra two days’ leave in addition to standard holiday entitlement for any family members of a Service Person under orders to deploy overseas, and/or move house as a result of their family member’s service.
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Offering an additional 5 days’ paid leave per annum for Sea, Army and Air Cadet Adult instructors in support of their Cadet duties.
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Seeking to Offer training and employment opportunities to Service Persons leaving the Armed Forces through the provision of internships/work experience.
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Offering flexible working opportunities to support the continued employment Of any family members Of Service persons required to move as a result of their family member’s service.
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Supporting the employment of veterans by publishing and promoting employment opportunities through the Career Transition partnership, Officers’ Association, Regimental/Corps Associations, and other similar support networks.
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Welcoming applications from any Service Person or veteran who meets job specification criteria, and recognising existing military skills and qualifications in our recruiting processes.
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Actively promote Our work activities and events for the employment Of veterans through our PR, website and corporate social media channels.
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Placing the Armed Forces Covenant logo on our corporate website and brochure in order to actively promote our support for and willingness to work with the Armed Forces Community.
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The provision Of free Financial Education Workshops to Regimental/Corps Associations, veterans organisations, and military charities.
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Kingfisher Place Financial Planning Ltd. Will donate 10% of the company’s gross profits to charity each year, Of which at least half will be directed to charities supporting the Armed Forces Community.
-Kingfisher Place Financial planning Ltd. is an affiliate Partner Practice of the St. James’s place Group (St. place Wealth Management Plc), who are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant and a Silver Award holder under the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme.
- The founder and Director of Kingfisher Place Financial Planning Ltd. is a serving Armed Forces Reserve soldier, who continues to recognize the importance of working closely and considerately with the Armed Forces Community.
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.
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