REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation)

KPI Recruiting are members of the REC which is the representative body for the UK's £27 billion pound private recruitment and staffing industry. All members must abide by an REC Code of Professional Practice.

The REC is the recognised and informed choice of the recruitment community, influencing government and business today for the benefit of Members and the employment market of tomorrow.

Membership of the REC means you are dealing with an agency that is...

Serious about Standards - REC members sign up to the REC's Code of Professional Practice that provides a set of quality assurances for employers and jobseekers alike. Members with REC Audited status have been independently confirmed as fully compliant with industry regulations and best practice.

See more information and download the complete Code of Professional Practice.

Serious about operating ethically - REC members pledge to comply with all relevant legislation, have fair and honest terms of business, actively promote diversity and equal opportunities and respect confidentiality.

Serious about being well informed - REC membership means that recruitment agencies are kept up to date with legislative changes and industry best practice to ensure they can act in the best interests of clients and jobseekers.

Serious about accountability - Should you feel that any REC member does not uphold these standards, you have recourse through the REC complaints and disciplinary procedures which can lead to their expulsion and referral to the DTI for criminal investigation.

GLA (Gangmasters Licencing Authority)

KPI Recruiting are licenced Gangmasters according to the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) which regulates those who supply labour or use workers to provide services in agriculture, forestry, horticulture, shellfish gathering and food processing and packaging.

KPI Recruiting is commited to ensuring the safeguard, welfare and interests of workers and operating within the law.

The GLA ensure this achieved by:

• introducing and operating a system to licence Labour Providers, including a publicly accessible register
• effective communication of the legal requirement for Labour Providers to become licensed, and to operate and remain within the formal economy
• imposing the least possible burden on Labour Providers and Labour Users through efficient and effective processes and procedures
• developing and promoting standards for best practice in the supply and use of temporary labour, in collaboration with stakeholders
• checking licence holders for continued compliance with the licence conditions
• taking enforcement action against those who operate illegally or who for other reasons are judged unfit to hold a licence
• supporting enforcement of the law, by or in conjunction with the Enforcement Authorities of other Government Departments, and others as appropriate, through shared information and joint working
• maintaining a continuous review of the activities of Gangmasters and the effects of the Act and the Authority on them