Tendring District Council (TDC) has received a gold award for its work to support employment of people from the Armed Forces family.
The council has been recognised for its work in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, with officials collecting the award at an event in London last week (29 September).
Cllr Chris Amos, TDC’s Armed Forces Champion, said: “We have done a lot of work to ensure we are a Forces-friendly employer, and that has been reflected in the feedback from our staff who come from this community.”
“Veterans, reservists, cadet leaders and the partners of those currently serving all have great transferable skills and are top assets for any organisation – as we have seen with employees.
“We’d like to see more Tendring businesses benefit from this skill pool, particularly with the country’s second-largest garrison at Colchester, which is why we’re taking our advocacy role as a gold award holder so seriously.” Cllr Amos added.
TDC previously held a silver Employer Recognition Scheme award, bestowed in 2019, but has recently improved its offer through a number of means, including changes to its leave policy to support reservists and cadet leaders.
