The most bitter UK industrial dispute of the final 12 months is on the verge of being settled because the union representing 112,000 frontline Royal Mail employees agrees to suggest the phrases of a peace deal. The firm and Communication Workers Union (CWU) have been at every others' throats for greater than 11 months however agreed the define of an settlement final weekend pending the approval of the union's nationwide govt. The CWU mentioned on Friday that it might suggest the membership help the plan in a forthcoming vote - with each side claiming victories in sure areas.The dispute covers three broad areas: pay, jobs and dealing circumstances.Loss-making Royal Mail had beforehand warned that with out an settlement, employees would have been risking their jobs. The settlem...

Aviva, the FTSE 100 insurer, says it has "terminated" its membership of the CBI as a result of scandal engulfing the enterprise foyer group and its dealing with of the disaster.The dramatic growth was revealed simply moments after Sky News reported that abrdn, the most important fund supervisor, was additionally contemplating its place with the organisation. Aviva introduced its resolution because the Guardian newspaper reported that a second girl had made a rape allegation towards two male CBI co-workers, constructing on the collection of historic critical misconduct claims to have engulfed the physique in latest weeks."In light of the very serious allegations made, and the CBI's handling of the process and response, we believe the CBI is no longer able to fulfil its core fu...