Hadean
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 Hadean 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 Hadean 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
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

Advertising Hadeans Armed Forces-friendly culture to employees, customers, suppliers, contractors and wider public. Offering remote-working solutions that might benefit the mobile Armed Forces Community, ex-servicemen and women, their partners and spouses. Offering training and education opportunities to ex-servicemen and women who join Hadean, such as e-learning and seminars Adding the Covenant and Employer Recognition Scheme logos in Hadeans defence industryspecific communications and marketing. Creating a dedicated page on Hadeans website to raise awareness for Armed Forces digital transformation programmes. Appointing an Armed Forces Champion to represent Hadean and act as a point of contact for organising and promoting support for the Armed Forces Community. Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with other organisations supporting the Covenant and the Armed Forces Community. Taking an end-user centric approach at all times throughout a direct or in-direct supplier contract with any of the Armed Forces services. Hadean will always strive to deliver the best possible products and services. Ensuring the Armed Forces Community has fair access to our services and is not put at a disadvantage by their service, for example as a result of their high mobility. Supporting and promoting the wellbeing of ex-servicemen and women working as Hadean employees, recognising the particular experiences and challenges they may have faced.

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.