Employers publicly back employees in the Reserve Forces
The companies and organisations listed below have all endorsed the following statement of support.
"Thousands of members of the Reserve Forces (Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve, Territorial Army and Royal Auxiliary Air Force) have been mobilised for full-time service overseas in recent years. When called upon, these men and women serve alongside their colleagues in the Regular Forces with courage and dedication, and often at considerable personal sacrifice. We admire their commitment and are determined to support all current and future employees in the Reserve Forces."![]()
| Name | Head Office | Time Off | HR Policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan | YES | YES |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | Abingdon | YES | NO |
| Valuation Service Agency | Southampton | NO | YES |
| Ventura | Leeds | YES | YES |
| Veterinary Laboratoris Agency | - | YES | YES |
| Victoria Day Care Centre (Belfast Health & Social Care Trust) | Belfast | YES | NO |
| Villa Soft Drinks | Washington | YES | NO |
| VT Group | Southampton | YES | YES |
| Wandsworth Borough Council | Wandsworth | YES | YES |
| Ward Hadaway Solicitors | Newcastle | YES | YES |
| Waverley B C | Godalming | YES | YES |
| Welsh Assembly Government | Cardiff | YES | YES |
| Welsh Assembly Government, Rural Payments Division | Carmarthenshire | YES* | YES |
| Welwyn Components Ltd | Bedlington | YES | YES |
| West Berkshire Council | Newbury | YES | YES |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | Dumbarton | YES | YES |
| West Mercia Constabulary | Worcester | YES | YES |
| West Midlands Fire Service | Birmingham | YES | YES |
| West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service | Chichester | YES | YES |
| Western Infirmary | - | NO | YES |
| Western Power Distribution | Bristol | YES | YES |
| Wilts & Dorset Bus Company | - | - | - |
| Wiltshire County Council | Trowbridge | YES | YES |
| Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service | Devizes | YES* | NO |
| Wiltshire Police | Devizes | YES | YES |
| Wincanton Plc | Chippenham | YES | YES |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc | Bradford | YES | YES |
| Wokingham Borough Council | Wokingham | YES | YES |
| Wolverhampton City NHS Primary Care Trust | Wolverhampton | YES | YES |
| Woodchurch High School | - | YES | NO |
| WRVS | Abingdon, Oxford | NO | YES |
| Xcel Power Systems Ltd | Ashford | YES | NO |
| KEY Time off: additional time off (paid or unpaid) for Reservist to attend two-week annual training session: Yes = additional (paid or unpaid) leave Yes* = additional leave considered on case by case basis No = no additional leave HR policy: written company policy on the employment of Reservists: Yes = written policy exists No* = no, but are in the process of adopting one No = no written policy | |||
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