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ISS renews pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant

Workplace experience and facilities management business, ISS, has re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant at an event held at the company’s London office this week. The historic re-signing was celebrated with an acknowledgement of the responsibility to recognise the contributions of ...

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Sodexo makes the GREAT British Employers of Veterans Top 50 list for 2024

Sodexo UK & Ireland has been named in the GREAT British Employers of Veterans Top 50 list for 2024, which is compiled by the organisers of the Ex-forces in Business Awards. The list, in its second year, was created to ...

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Sodexo report delves into the lived experience challenges facing the Armed Forces

With 7,000 more people leaving the military than joining last year, the Armed Forces are facing a recruitment and retention crisis. The lived experience – the experience of service personnel on the sites where they both live and work – ...

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Sodexo volunteers out in force to support SSAFA

Through volunteering activities, Sodexo employees are supporting SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, which provides valuable aid to service personnel, veterans and their families. Earlier this month Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation arranged volunteering opportunities with long-standing charity partner, SSAFA, at seven ...

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ABM fundraises for Walking with the Wounded

A dedicated team from ABM tackled the demanding terrain of Cumbria earlier this month to raise funds and awareness for wounded veterans. In support of Walking With The Wounded, a team of nine, split into three teams, took on the ...

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Sodexo extends its support of veterans with new partnership

Sodexo Government has joined forces with Combat2Coffee, a community interest not-for-profit company (CIC) committed to supporting veterans and ex-uniformed personnel. Founded by Royal Anglian veteran Nigel Seaman, Combat2Coffee uses coffee as a vehicle of conversation to support the wellbeing and ...

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Landmarc re-signs Armed Forces Covenant

Landmarc Support Services has re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant and been rewarded with a revalidation of its Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award. Following a successful decade-long pledge of support for the military community, the Covenant, which was first ...

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Five-year revalidation under the MOD’s Gold Employer Recognition Scheme for Amey

The infrastructure services and engineering company has secured a renewed five-year revalidation under the MOD’s Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) for its “exceptional support” to the Armed Forces community. Initially awarded in 2018, Amey says the revalidation acknowledges the company’s “long-term ...

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Sodexo launches Military Advisory Group for Nutrition and Wellbeing

Sodexo has partnered with the British Nutrition Foundation to launch a new Military Advisory Group for Nutrition and Wellbeing. Sodexo and the British Nutrition Foundation will hold regular sessions over the coming year bringing together academics, military stakeholders, and nutritional ...

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Creating FM career paths for veterans

On average, 20,000 veterans leave the Armed Forces each year to join the civilian workforce, yet half have a difficult time finding work. With research revealing that over two thirds of veterans who joined the industry felt FM was a ...

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