Sky-Futures Partners Ltd
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-08)

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 Sky-Futures Partners 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 Sky-Futures Partners 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:
- Offer work placements, insight days, mentoring schemes, and a guaranteed interview scheme for veterans seeking employment with Sky-Futures.
- Remaining registered with Forces Families Jobs;
- Offering short-notice leave where a partner is deployed;
- Recognising and accommodating the challenges of mobile Armed Forces life.
- Engage with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to promote suitable roles to Service leavers.
- Promote fair and inclusive employment practices by guaranteeing interviews and making reasonable adjustments for suitably qualified members of the Armed Forces Community.
- Promote the Armed Forces Covenant, the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), and our commitment to the Armed Forces Community through our website, marketing materials, and internal communications.
- Display the Covenant and ERS logos across Sky-Futures’ corporate and recruitment materials.
- Offer a comprehensive private medical package to all employees, ensuring access to quality healthcare.
- Signpost and promote dedicated veteran support services such as Op COURAGE and other relevant programmes across the UK.
- Encourage wellbeing and physical activity by offering concessionary access to leisure and fitness facilities where possible for members of 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.