KLM UK Engineering Limited
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

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 KLM UK Engineering Limited 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 KLM UK Engineering Limited 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 Cadets
We also pledge the following:

Promoting the work and dedication of the Armed Forces We are proud to share that we are a Forces-Friendly organisation and will emphasise this by shar-ing the Covenant logos in our marketing communications and online We recognise the importance of Remembrance Day for both our employees and the wider com-munity, we wear our poppies with pride and take time to remember the sacrifices made for us Employment Support We recognise the impressive and wide-ranging skills of military veterans. We commit to ensuring upon application, any Veteran who meets the minimum criteria will progress to the next stage of selection We will utilise the Career Transitions Partnership (CTP) and Forces Family Jobs websites to drive recruitment of veterans, reservists, serving personnel and their families Our HR policies will allow flexibility with the application of leave for dependents of Armed Forces Members before, during, or on returning from deployment to support time with family We encourage and support reservists to attend their duties, supporting through our HR policies Community and outreach: We endeavour to develop relationships with our communitys reserve forces or cadet association to offer work experience and educational visit opportunities We will advertise our Apprenticeship and further education opportunities to local reserve forces and cadet associations, to encourage those looking for apprenticeships and further education opportunities

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.