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P&O uses Indian seafarers ‘earning less than £2 an hour’ after sacking UK staff

Indian seafarers hired to replace sacked P&O Ferries crews are being paid just 2.38 US dollars (£1.81) an hour, a union has claimed. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), which represented many of the 800 staff fired without notice last week,...

21 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Safety checks for P&O vessels amid claims new crews earning below £2 an hour

P&O Ferries vessels will be blocked from sailing if they fail safety checks, the Government said, amid claims Indian seafarers to replace sacked crews are being paid 2.38 US dollars (£1.81) an hour. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the ...

21 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Royal Mail warned of strike action in ‘fire and rehire’ row

Royal Mail is being warned it could be hit by strikes over plans to cut managers’ jobs. Unite said the company is aiming to sack nearly 1,000 managers and bring in lower rates of pay in another case of “fire and rehire”, which Royal Mail ...

30 Mar 2022 at 17:55

Union hails ‘huge win’ in ‘firing and rehiring’ fight with Tesco

Lawyers representing a union have hailed a judge’s ruling on a “firing and rehiring” High Court fight with Tesco as a “huge win” for workers. Usdaw said Tesco was acting “unconscionably” by trying to “unilaterally remove” workers’ ...

03 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Nursery staff to walk out next month over council’s ‘fire and rehire’ plans

Nursery staff in North Lanarkshire will go on strike for four days in September over alleged “fire and rehire” plans, a union said. Unison members have overwhelmingly backed industrial action in the row, with 97% voting for a ...

24 Aug 2023 at 17:36

Union wins Supreme Court fight with Tesco over ‘fire and rehire’ plans

A union has won a Supreme Court battle against Tesco over so-called proposals to “fire and rehire” workers on less favourable terms. The Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) took legal action over the ...

12 Sept 2024 at 10:41

Unions hail ‘important’ legal victory for workers over ‘fire and rehire’ plans

Union chiefs have hailed a Supreme Court ruling over so-called “fire and rehire” proposals as an “important victory” for workers across the country, claiming the practice has “no place in a modern economy”. The Union ...

12 Sept 2024 at 14:16

Aberdeen City Council workers back strike action in dispute over contract changes

GMB Scotland union members working for Aberdeen City Council have backed taking strike action after the local authority was accused of using fire and rehire tactics. GMB Scotland announced almost 90% of workers who ...

31 Mar 2025 at 13:12

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