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Home Office cancels contract with P&O Ferries after mass sackings

P&O Ferries is facing another blow as ministers have cancelled a contract with the firm after it fired nearly 800 seafarers without notice in March. The ferry firm was widely… The post Home Office cancels contract with P&O Ferries after mass sackings appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.

Shapps request P&O Ferries chief exec to be disqualified as Civil and criminal investigations have been launched

Following the shock sacking of 800 P&O Ferries staff a criminal and civil investigation has been launched, as the Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed the Insolvency Service has formally launched both… The post Shapps request P&O Ferries chief exec to be disqualified as Civil and criminal investigations have been launched appeared first on London Business News…

P&O admits to breaking employment law as there is ‘absolutely no doubt’ they had to consult with unions

P&O’s chief executive had a grilling today during a joint session of the Commons’ transport and business select committees. Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite told MPs there is “absolutely no doubt”… The post P&O admits to breaking employment law as there is ‘absolutely no doubt’ they had to consult with unions appeared first on London Business…

P&O Ferries replace 800 sacked British workers with Indian seafarers earning ‘less than £2 an hour’

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has blasted P&O Ferries as they have claimed that the 800 British workers who were sacked last week have been replaced by Indian… The post P&O Ferries replace 800 sacked British workers with Indian seafarers earning ‘less than £2 an hour’ appeared first on London Business News |…

Expert warns P&O chaos is disrupting freight and international supply chains

The ferry operator P&O’s controversial mass-firing of 800 employees without warning is impacting on cross-Channel freight and UK exporters and importers, warns the international delivery specialist ParcelHero. ParcelHero is also… The post Expert warns P&O chaos is disrupting freight and international supply chains appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.

P&O risking reputation with possible illegal move of sacking 800 crew to then replace them with agency staff

P&O Ferries have sacked all 800 crew on Thursday afternoon with “effective immediately” and all staff will be served with severance packages. P&O Ferries said all services will be cancelled… The post P&O risking reputation with possible illegal move of sacking 800 crew to then replace them with agency staff appeared first on London Business…

P&O Ferries sack all ‘crew across its entire UK fleet’ with ‘new foreign crew waiting to board’ as protests breakout

P&O Ferries have sacked all 800 crew on Thursday afternoon with “effective immediately” and all staff will be served with severance packages. P&O Ferries said all services will be cancelled… The post P&O Ferries sack all ‘crew across its entire UK fleet’ with ‘new foreign crew waiting to board’ as protests breakout appeared first on…

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