SaBRE's role
- To heighten awareness of the VRF among employers, encouraging their support.
- To provide support to employers and Reservists, including details about their commitments.
- To explain how the transferable skills Reservists acquire through training benefit their workplace.
- To convey the views of employers and Reservists to government ministers and the MOD.
- To take a neutral position - although sponsored by the MOD - working with military and civilian communities.
The SaBRE support team
National activityThe national marketing activity for the SaBRE Campaign is managed by a team based in the offices of the MOD in London. This activity includes coordinating the PR and media relations, direct marketing, UK and overseas employer visits and events, maintaining the website and employer database, staffing the 0800 helpline and developing publications and briefing materials. (see Contact us).
Regional activity
There are 13 Regional SaBRE Campaign Directors (RSCDs) in the UK, dedicated to helping local employers effectively manage their Reservist employees. Find your local RSCD.
Who supports SaBRE?
SaBRE's supporters include the major political parties, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the Institute of Directors (IoD), the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), the Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
The National Employer Advisory Board
The National Employer Advisory Board (NEAB) is a lower tier advisory Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), and is responsible to the Secretary of State for Defence through the MOD.The key functions of the NEAB are:
- to provide informed but independent advice to the Secretary of State for Defence on issues surrounding the employment of Reservists
- to provide advice on the development of the strategy, content, mix and budget of the MOD's continuing Reserve Forces campaign, the SaBRE Campaign
- to advise on the efficiency, effectiveness and conduct of the SaBRE Campaign
The current members (as at January 2008) of the National Employer Advisory Board are:
Full members
The Rt Hon Lord Glenarthur DL (Simon) - Chairman (December 2002)
Biographical notes
Mr H E O Balfour (Hew) (July 1998)
Chief Executive, Havelock Europa plc
Mr J Hazlewood CBE, MA (Cantab), CCMI FRSA, DL (John) (January 2005)
Deputy Chairman, Design Council
Mr D Amos (David) (January 2005)
Director of Workforce, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust
Biographical notes
Mr D Frost (David) (January 2005)
Director General, The British Chambers of Commerce
Mr G Scott (Gordon) (January 2005)
Independent Non Executive Director and Advisor in the Public and Private Sectors
Mr D J Yeandle MA MCIPD (David) (January 2005)
Deputy Director of Employment Policy, Engineering Employers' Federation
Biographical notes
Miss D Patman FRICS ACIArb (Delva) (January 2005)
Delva Patman Associates
Dr E Haywood (Elizabeth) (January 2006)
Managing Director, KMC International
Mr N Johnson OBE TD DL (Neil) (January 2006)
Chairman, Motability Finance Ltd
Mr T Melville-Ross CBE (Timothy) (January 2006)
Chairman, DTZ Holdings plc
Mr A Moore (Andrew)
Special Advisor, Human Resources Policy, Confederation of British Industry
Mrs A Balmer LLB BL (Anne)
Chairman, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Mr P Talbot AGS (Paul)
Assistant General Secretary, Amicus
Secretary
Wg Cdr Charlie Anderson
Directorate of Reserve Forces and Cadets (DRFC), MOD
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