Aer Lingus staff have voted to reject a proposal which would give them a 1 per cent pay rise and a €300 gift voucher instead of a share of the company's profits.

The airline's ground staff voted by 92 per cent to reject the Labour Court recommendation, while cabin crew and pilots rejected it by 96 per cent.

Ian Guider joined us with this and the day's other business stories, including:

• Did a Boeing pilot warn the company earlier about problems with the 737Max?
• Sterling continues to rise even though Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal failed to pass
• A new survey by Aviva finds that more people say they are now living comfortably
• An American drug company could face a half a billion euro tax bill because of budget day changes

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