Purple Dog Ltd

Description

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

  • We offer a great deal of flexibility in forces families roles valuing the skill sets brought into our business.
  • We support time off for appointments, children’s sickness and  offer flexibility to attend children’s assemblies or open days.
  • Dependent on the situation at home, there may be days and times when being in work is just too much. We don’t ask questions over the standard employment and welfare questions, we just want and need our employees to feel emotionally safe to ask and take the time off.
  • One employee on the team is a partner of a veteran.  
  • Readjustment time after mobilisation can be quite stressful, so we actively encourage family members to talk to us about what their needs are at that time so that we can support them.
  • Forces family members may need the routine and structure in a work role, and so discussion before any changes come into force are discussed.
  • All forces family members have access to our mental health first aiders if and when needed.

About us

We are a family company that started in 2009. Our aim is to provide training opportunities for employers, employees and families that are made relevant, accessible and delivered in a way that makes learning fun and effective. Priding ourselves on having trainers who have done the work they teach about, at present we employ two military veterans, a forces family partner and subcontract services through ex-military personnel. 

Delivering First Aid at Work courses, paediatric first aid and mental health first aid courses primarily, our portfolio also contains Health & Safety courses and an online suite of courses. 

We value the skills that individuals bring, and support our employees in their training and development needs, emotional needs and also financially providing a regular income. We meet all our legal obligations as an employer, however see employees as the individuals they are, no one is just a number. Being mental health first aiders and assessors, we ensure all employees have someone to offload to.