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Rail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs

A controversial Government plan for rail schemes in the North and Midlands should be “reconsidered” to avoid a “missed opportunity”, MPs have warned. The Transport Select Committee called for a full analysis of the wider economic impacts of the ...

27 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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. The company ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:55

P&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over sackings

The chief executive of P&O Ferries is to be quizzed by MPs on Thursday over the controversial sacking of nearly 800 workers without notice amid continued protests over the dismissals. Peter Hebblethwaite will appear before a joint hearing ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

P&O admits paying new ferry workers below UK minimum wage

Most seafarers replacing the 800 workers sacked by P&O Ferries are being paid below the UK’s national minimum wage, the boss of the company has admitted. Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite, whose basic annual salary is £325,000, told a ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:25

P&O admits to paying new ferry workers below UK minimum wage

Most seafarers replacing the 800 workers sacked by P&O Ferries are being paid below the UK’s national minimum wage, the boss of the company has admitted. Chief executive, Peter Hebblethwaite, told a joint session of the Commons’ ...

24 Mar 2022 at 12:55

P&O sackings ‘absolutely outrageous’, union boss tells MPs

The decision by P&O Ferries to sack 800 seafarers without notice was “absolutely outrageous”, a union boss has said. Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), told MPs that P&O Ferries “made ...

24 Mar 2022 at 12:25

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P&O boss to appear before Holyrood committee over sacking of workforce

The boss of ferry operator P&O will appear before a Holyrood committee next week after the company’s decision to sack 800 seafarers by video message was branded “disgraceful” by a minister. Peter Hebblethwaite, the chief ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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 that ...

27 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Grant Shapps unveils measure to ease flights chaos

New aviation recruits will be permitted to begin training before passing security checks to ease flight disruption, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. Passengers have faced chaos in recent weeks, with ...

27 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Lorry driver conditions should be ‘improved or sector should face a new tax’

The road haulage sector should be given a two-year deadline to improve conditions for lorry drivers and recruit more workers or face a new tax, ministers have been told. A cross-party group of MPs has called for ...

01 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Minister claims it is ‘up to the unions’ if northern train services improve

It is “up to the unions to decide” if they want train services in northern England to improve, according to Transport Secretary Mark Harper. The Cabinet minister claimed he gave TransPennine Express and ...

14 Dec 2022 at 13:31

P&O urges Grant Shapps to stop asking chief executive to quit

P&O Ferries has urged Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to stop demanding its chief executive resigns over the sacking of nearly 800 seafarers. The Cabinet minister issued his latest plea for Peter ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:55

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