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P&O Ferries boss should be jailed over sacking of workers, says unions chief

The chief executive of P&O Ferries should be “behind bars” after sacking 800 seafarers, a trade union president has said. Peter Hebblethwaite replaced the workers with cheaper staff in order to protect the company, he said. However, Pat Rafferty, ...

25 Apr 2022 at 14:55

Transport Secretary calls for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said the boss of P&O Ferries should resign after his “brazen” and “breathtaking” comments about “knowingly breaking the law”. It comes after chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite admitted the company broke ...

25 Mar 2022 at 09:25

Holyrood committee calls for ‘urgent’ P&O update

The convener of a Holyrood committee has called for an “urgent update” from P&O Ferries after 800 staff were sacked by video message. The decision was announced on Thursday, with the seafarers to be replaced by cheaper agency staff. Today, ...

18 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Second P&O ferry detained after safety inspection, coastguard agency says

A second P&O ferry is being detained, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said after undertaking a safety inspection. The firm sparked outrage after sacking 800 seafarers without notice on March 17, amid plans to bring in cheaper ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:55

P&O Ferries boss to appear before Holyrood committee

The chief executive of P&O Ferries is to appear before a Scottish Parliament committee. Tuesday’s appearance comes after the company announced earlier this month that it would be sacking 800 seafarers and replacing them with agency staff,...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Prime Minister says it appears P&O ‘broke the law’ over sackings

The Prime Minister said it appears to him that P&O Ferries has “broken the law” over the controversial sacking of 800 workers. He told the Commons that the Government will be “taking action”, and encouraged workers to do the same. His ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was warned about a “new low-cost competitor” which could present “challenges” to P&O Ferries, in a meeting with the boss of the firm’s parent company last year. Newly-released minutes of a meeting ...

25 Mar 2022 at 16:25

P&O admits breaking law over sackings

P&O Ferries has admitted breaking employment law when it sacked 800 workers without notice. Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite told MPs there is “absolutely no doubt” the ferry operator was required to consult with trade unions....

24 Mar 2022 at 14:55

PM backs calls for ‘brazen’ boss of P&O Ferries to quit

Boris Johnson has backed calls for the boss of P&O Ferries to quit as the Government pledged to change the law to stop other firms who may try to “knowingly breaking the law”. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps called for chief ...

25 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Grant Shapps unveils plan to make P&O Ferries ‘fundamentally rethink’ sackings

P&O Ferries will be forced to “fundamentally rethink their decision” to sack nearly 800 workers, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The Cabinet minister made the claim as he set out a series of measures in ...

30 Mar 2022 at 15:55

UK ports will be required to check seafarers’ pay after P&O sackings

UK ports will be required to check whether ferry crews are paid at least the national minimum wage following the P&O Ferries sackings, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The Cabinet minister told MPs ...

27 Apr 2022 at 14:25

P&O Ferries a victim of misinformation, claims boss

The boss of P&O Ferries has hit out at “misinformation” about the firm since it sacked nearly 800 seafarers. Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite also told delegates at an industry conference that he hopes he can ...

06 May 2022 at 16:25

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