As founders of a Covenant designed to help employers support staff experiencing an often-hidden form of abuse, we were invited to help celebrate the anniversary of the Social Mobility Pledge Consortium.

This brings together a range of Government-back Covenants designed to assist organisations when it comes to hiring or putting provisions in place for employees or volunteers experiencing specific situations.

Service Manager Ellie Beaumont and Corporate Trainer Emma Roscoe from PEGS took part in the event at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club on Tuesday (20^th June), where Mims Davies, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the DWP, addressed attendees.

We launched the Child to Parent Abuse Covenant (CPAC) in conjunction with the Department for Work and Pensions approximately 18 months ago, becoming the fourth such agreement in existence.

It’s designed to ensure any employees who are experiencing abusive behaviours from their offspring feel more confident to speak up at work, knowing they will be supported as much as possible to continue their career.

It was launched after a PEGS survey found around 70% of parents had reduced their hours or left work altogether as a direct result of their situation at home. Given upwards of 3% of UK households are estimated to be affected by Child to Parent Abuse, this represents a significant impact on the economy, as well as for the individual people and organisations involved.

Other members of the Consortium include the Armed Forces, Care Leavers, Employers Domestic Abuse, and Ambitious about Autism Covenants – now joined by the Employer Covenant for the Empowerment of Girls and Women, which was officially unveiled at the anniversary event.

Emma said the day was fantastic and saw lots of networking and conversations taking place, adding: “What was so refreshing was that regardless of which Covenant people were involved with, which organisation or service they were representing, or whether they were there as an employer wanting to find out more about the Covenants – everybody was coming from a place of wanting to be part of creating lasting and impactful change for people’s lives.

“Having all the covenants together was really powerful - hearing about their progress so far and plans for the future. 

“It was brilliant to have the opportunity to represent PEGS on stage, talking to Tony Hyland MBE from the DWP about CPAC, and sharing our Covenant with everyone in the room.”

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