Phoenix Dynamics Ltd
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 Phoenix Dynamics 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 Phoenix Dynamics 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 Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:

Employment support to members of the Armed Forces Community: Support Reservists by offering them additional days of annual leave (paid/unpaid) in or¬der to carry out their duties, inclusive of annual training camp commitments where re¬quired. Accommodate where possible, the mobilisation of reservists required to deploy. Offer guaranteed interview schemes to Veterans seeking employment, if they meet the selection critieria laid out in a job advert. Support the employment of Service spouses, partners and dependants via Forces Families Jobs; offer additional consideration to any short-notice leave requests to those whose partners are sent on deployment. Show special consideration to those who re¬quire leave due to bereavement or injury of loved ones, in the line of service. Promote employment schemes aimed at the Armed Forces Community. Offer additional (paid/unpaid) annual leave to Cadet Force Adult Volunteers to help them carry out their training requirement. Offer insight days to older Cadets looking for apprenticeships and further education op-portunities. Engage with the Career Transition Partnership (the official MOD partner for recruitment of ex forces personnel) Work with relevant charities and the Career Transition Partnership to offer work opportu¬nities to the Wounded, Injured and Sick. Consider ways in which remote-working solutions might benefit the mobile Armed Forces Community, especially partners and spouses. Communications, engagement and outreach: Provide and/or promote training, such as e-learning, for your staff on the Armed Forces Community. Promote the Armed Forces Covenant, the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and your support for the Armed Forces Community to your staff, customers/service users, supply chains and the wider public. Support and promote Armed Forces events, such as Armed Forces Day/Week, Re¬serves Day, the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance activities. Encourage the wearing of service uniform where appropriate & authorised, on such occasions. Follow Armed Forces Day on social media & signpost on our own social media pages Use the Covenant and Employer Recognition Scheme logos in your communications and marketing. Create a dedicated Armed Forces section on your website. Appoint an Armed Forces Champion within your organisation to act as a focal point for organising and promoting support for the Armed Forces Community. Engage with and support local Armed Forces charities, such as SSAFA, Minds@War, Tri Services & Veterans Support Centre, Help a Squaddie amongst other local colleague suggested charities, by supporting their fundraising activities. Signpost members of the Armed Forces Community to available support, from the Veter¬ans’ Gateway or statutory services in your area. Engage with any local Armed Forces presence - such as local Army units, reservist units, RAF stations and/or naval bases. Develop relationships and work collaboratively with other organisations supporting the Covenant and the Armed Forces Community in your locality/region.

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.