Standard Life’s Armed Forces Impact Report

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the publication of Standard Life’s Armed Forces Impact Report; notes that the report outlines the work of the company, which signed the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant in 2013, with former members of the armed forces; is aware that among a range of positive initiatives highlighted in the report are Standard Life’s work placements for former members of the armed forces, many of which have led to permanent employment with Standard Life, its financial support for the Scottish Veterans Fund, the creation of the Standard Life Armed Forces Network and strong employee involvement with Poppyscotland, which saw more than 100 employees help with street collections in Edinburgh in 2016; is further aware that Standard Life offers two weeks paid leave for reservists to cover operational training, a reserve forces call-up policy, under which employees are entitled to return to their existing role, and an additional five days paid leave for the spouses and partners of reservists, which can be taken before, during or following deployment; considers that Standard Life is making a significant and very welcome contribution in supporting former members of the armed forces and their families, and hopes that other employers will look to replicate some of the initiatives it undertakes and help utilise the talents of former armed forces members looking for employment.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Con 23 Lab 1 SNP 1

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