The Latest Breaking News from DP World

P&O Ferries ships will be blocked from sailing if they fail safety checks, says Government

Grant Shapps confirmed P&O Ferries could face “criminal prosecution and unlimited fines”

Wales Online · Mar 21, 2022

P&O Ferries: Tories 'show contempt' for workers as MPs ignore bid to end fire and rehire

MPs refuse to back a Labour motion to strengthen workers' rights - and give P&O staff their jobs back - after "shameful" mass sacking of 800 workers without consultation or warning

Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2022

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

Sacked P&O workers watched in the House of Commons public gallery.

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

All the villains of P&O scandal - from Zoom sacking to mystery balaclavas

The ferry operator insisted the decision to cut jobs was 'very difficult but necessary' as it was 'not a viable business' before sacking 800 staff.

Daily Record · Mar 19, 2022

Growing anger as cheaper workers start on P&O ships day after 800 staff sacked

Hundreds of people gathered at P&O terminals in Dover, Hull and Liverpool and at the Central London offices of DP World today to protest against the sackings announced by P&O on Thursday

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022

The Guardian view on P&O’s betrayal of workers: capitalism’s unacceptable face

Ministers should not wash their hands of this brutal episode and allow, in effect, a foreign state to sack workers in Britain from secure jobs and replace them with agency staff

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

P&O Ferries told it could face unlimited fine if sackings unlawful

Business secretary suggests company appears not to have followed processes for large-scale redundancies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

DP World’s controversial history of P&O ownership

Analysis: The economic model of the firm, ultimately owned by Dubai royalty, was under question even before the mass sackings

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

DP World: Spotlight turns onto Dubai-based owners of P&O Ferries

The ferry company owner has been used as an example of post-Brexit trade wins by the British government

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

The government is too cosy with P&O’s owners to strengthen workers’ rights

Never again should any company think they can treat British workers with such contempt, says Labour MP Louise Haigh

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022