Akin Gump Signs UK’s Armed Forces Covenant
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(London) – Akin Gump is pleased to announce it has signed the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces Covenant, a commitment to honor and recognize the value that service personnel, veterans and military families contribute to their country.
As part of the pledge, which was signed by London office partner in charge Sebastian Rice, Akin Gump promises that it will endeavor to uphold the Covenant’s key principles, 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.
- In some circumstances, special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
In addition, Akin Gump recognizes the value that military personnel, reservists, veterans and their families bring to the firm, and it will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant by:
- Promoting the fact that it is an armed forces-friendly organization.
- Seeking to continue to support the employment of veterans young and old and working with the Career Transition Partnership, in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for service leavers.
- Striving to continue to support the employment of service spouses and partners.
- Endeavoring to offer a degree of flexibility in granting leave for service spouses and partners before, during and after that individual’s deployment.
- Seeking to support its employees who choose to be members of the Reserve forces, including by accommodating their training and deployment where possible.
To learn more about the Armed Forces Covenant, please click here.
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