BAE Systems

Description

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant is a government pledge to ensure that Armed Forces personnel are not disadvantaged by their service. By signing the Covenant, BAE Systems has made a series of commitments to support serving regular and reserve members of the armed forces, their families and veterans.

BAE Systems was one of the first companies to sign the Covenant in 2013 and has held Gold Award status continuously since the Employer Recognition Scheme was introduced in 2014.

BAE Systems’ Covenant pledges include:

1.    Endeavouring to promote and provide employment opportunities for Service spouses and partners.

2.    Adopting a sympathetic and flexible approach to requests for leave from Service spouses and partners before, during and post operational deployments.

3.    Encouraging employees to volunteer and raise funds for Armed Forces charities through our UK Community Investment Strategy.

About us

At BAE Systems, our advanced defence technology protects people and national security, and keeps critical information and infrastructure secure. We search for new ways to provide our customers with a competitive edge across the air, maritime, land and cyber domains. We employ a skilled workforce of 85,800 people in more than 40 countries, and work closely with local partners to support economic development by transferring knowledge, skills and technology. 

The organisation

Our team has the privilege and the responsibility of knowing that the work we do really matters. Our work is vital to the armed forces personnel and major corporations who rely on us to protect, equip and support them where it counts; to the security and prosperity of the nations we serve; to our skilled and talented people; to the local communities where we are based; and to the wider community who invest in, supply and engage with us. At BAE Systems, everyone can make a difference.

The culture

We believe that a diverse workforce inspires creativity and drives innovation. We respect and value the huge variety of skills, abilities and perspectives that our people bring to our business. We celebrate our differences and aim to recruit and develop talent from all backgrounds, championing the strength that a truly inclusive and collaborative workplace gives to our company culture and performance.

It's our people who provide the innovations that help our customers stay ahead in some of the world's fastest-moving markets. From complex engineering projects to effective business management through to promoting our vision and values and ensuring the highest standards of quality.