Job deliveries
Jobcentre Plus and Royal Mail have signed an agreement to deliver jobs across Scotland. The agreement builds on an existing relationship to fill Royal Mail job vacancies. It aims to encourage a more diverse workforce in Royal Mail. Jobcentre Plus will provide Royal Mail with local labour market information and assist with manpower planning, particularly in the run up to their busiest time of year at Christmas. This service will be delivered through a dedicated account manager and the Jobcentre Plus e-service Employer Direct Online. Royal Mail will continue to recruit a diverse workforce from ethnic minorities, older workers, lone parents and people with disabilities.

Equality role for Parity
Parity Group has been awarded a £1.2m contract, over two years, with the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR), the new non-departmental public body that will tackle inequality and discrimination, and promote human rights. Parity will develop a new website for the CEHR that will be one of its main communication tools and a major information resource for employers, public bodies and the public.

iProfile for Close Resource
Close Resource, a Bristol based niche IT recruitment company, has signed a contract with SkillsMarket to become iProfile Compatible. The iProfile is 'the online CV' and more than 2m candidates now have one. UK recruitment companies already compatible with the iProfile include Hays, Spring and Alexander Mann.