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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Julia Kollewe

Employment rights bill must do more to stop ‘disposable labour’ in UK, say unions

P&O logo on ship
P&O Ferries workers were sacked in 2022 with no notice or consultation and replaced with low-cost agency staff. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

The UK government’s employment rights bill has made “important strides” to stop another P&O Ferries scandal happening – but more must be done, according to trade unions.

The TUC, Nautilus and RMT unions said more measures to prevent “unscrupulous” employers such as P&O Ferries from treating staff like “disposable labour” were needed as they marked the three-year anniversary of the firing by P&O of UK workers.

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