In order to win a Silver award, organisations need to achieve the following points: 

• • The employer must have already stated their intent to be supportive by using the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) website to register at the Bronze level. 

• • The employer must proactively demonstrate that service personnel/the armed forces community are not unfairly disadvantaged as part of their recruiting and selection processes. 

• • Employers must employ at least one individual from the armed forces community category that the nomination emphasises. For example, an employer nominated for support to the Reserves must employ at least one Reservist. 

• • The employer must actively ensure that their workforce is aware of their positive policies towards defence people issues. For example, an employer nominated for support to the Reserves must have an internally publicised and positive HR policy on Reserves. 

• • Within the context of Reserves the employer must have demonstrated support to mobilisations or have a framework in place. They must demonstrate support to training by providing at least 5 days’ additional unpaid/paid leave (wherever possible not to Reservist employees’ financial disadvantage). 

• • The employer must not have been the subject of any negative PR or media activity.