The Recruitment and Employment Confederation

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is the professional association that represents the dynamic and fast-growing recruitment industry in the UK (turnover now about £24 billion pa) and has over 7,000 corporate members and more than 6,000 individual members.

The REC is the 8th largest trade body in the UK and is a member of the international organisation representing the interests of the industry, CIETT. The REC is now recognised as being proactive, innovative and relevant, and has recently won two Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards - for best website and best magazine.

The REC’s main objectives are:

• To maintain and raise the standards and reputation of the recruitment industry. It aims to achieve this through strict membership entry criteria, adherence to best practice procedures and by providing quality vocational training and qualifications.
• To represent and promote the interests of REC members and those working in the recruitment industry. The REC lobbies on behalf of its members at Parliament, Whitehall, the European Commission and to the press as well as with all opinion formers. The REC speaks authoritatively on behalf of its members and influences the people who count.
• To provide an essential service to our members. REC members receive a unique range of benefits, which the REC is constantly seeking to improve upon. These include a programme of events, legal services and discounts on essential training and support services.

IIn the Eastern Region and elsewhere throughout the UK, the REC has active representation through Regional Directors, drawn from its many local members, who help ensure that the service provided best serves the needs of the region.

Richard Sowerby FREC, MIoD, Joint Managing Director of the Sowerby Group Ltd and Chairman of REC (Regions) Ltd said:

“As a Fellow of the REC and a Director of the REC’s regional subsidiary company, I am well placed to influence the organisation’s delivery of support to the Eastern Region and, with local working group members, work hard to ensure executive staff and the REC’s local team of Regional Directors understand the needs of businesses in this area of the UK. The REC is keen to see professional standards in the industry elevated even further. The Awards programme perfectly matches our aspiration to highlight best practice and reward those businesses that provide exemplary service to both clients and workers. It is our pleasure once again to be the overall sponsor of these Awards.”

REC Chief Executive, Marcia Roberts, added: “At the REC we regard the Norfolk Awards as an example to all other regions as a perfect demonstration of a partnership between the industry and its suppliers, in this case Archant Ltd. I thank and pay tribute to the organisers for their commitment to the industry, willingness to invest in its future and ability to host an outstanding event, as was so brilliantly demonstrated to us last year.”

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