A risk-sharing scheme for Royal Mail - will it catch on?
A union proposal for Royal Mail to create a risk sharing scheme has brought back the idea of defined ambition. Stephanie Baxter looks at how it would work and if it could set a blueprint for others
Just when it was looking as though defined ambition was truly dead in the water after the government ditched Steve Webb's plans, the concept of a risk-sharing scheme is undergoing a revival. In an unexpected...
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