ISS gains BITC Responsible Champion Award

ISS UK recently received the Business In the Community (BITC) Responsible Champion Award – Unipart Outstanding Employment Category – for its JointForces@ISS employability programme to help Forces personnel to transition from the military to the civilian workplace. The tangible impact of the programme demonstrates a reduction in unemployment and poverty, with 75% of people who were part of JointForces@ISS being offered either permanent roles or temporary contracts at ISS UK. In return, the diverse talent that JointForces@ISS brings into ISS creates teams that continue to drive success.

Purvin Patel, CEO of ISS UK and Ireland, said: “Our great people continue to be the engine that drives our success as a business. By embracing the ISS values, our people have led, built and developed a programme that delivers the human touch in supporting service leavers into employment. I am proud of each and every story I hear of our beneficiaries and of the example we are setting for others to follow. It is programmes like JointForces@ISS that define the culture across the UK and enable us to continue delivering exceptional customer service.”

Established in November 2017, the JointForces@ISS programme has supported over 300 individuals, assisting them with career advice, internships and other areas where needed in order to develop their skills and careers.