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Our Remembrance Day Event &

ERS Silver Award Presentation

On November 11th, the Institute held our Annual
Remembrance Day Event. As in 2020, this was held
virtually and was free for all to attend. Despite the on-
going pandemic, the importance of honouring the service
and sacrifice of our Armed Forces community remains
the same as ever.
This year we shone a light on how businesses can
support the Armed Forces community through the Armed
Forces Covenant, which businesses and organisations
sign to pledge their support. We were pleased to be
joined by the Regional Employer Engagement Director
for the Ministry of Defence in the West Midlands,
Cat Suckling, to discuss more about the Employer
Recognition Scheme.

This event is one of the many ways that the Institute
continues to recognise the contributions of our Armed
Forces community. The Institute was recently the Silver
Award in the Employer Recognition Scheme, our Chair
Peter Lavery FSyI attended the award presentation
on behalf of the Institute at the National Memorial
Arboretum.

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