The Latest Breaking News from John Lansdown

One year on, has P&O Ferries got away with illegally sacking all its crew?

Despite outrage at the time, no staff have been reinstated, no law reforms initiated, and no sanctions started against directors or owners

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023

Man sacked by P&O Ferries wins payout after taking company to court

He has donated the money to help other families during the cost of living crisis

Wales Online · Oct 20, 2022

P&O Ferries boss shamed after firing 800 staff will no longer attend speaking gig

Bosses said Peter Hebblethwaite, chief executive of P&O Ferries, was 'no longer able to participate' at the 'Power and People' Interferry conference in Seattle

Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022

P&O Ferries accused of new low after 'trying to CUT' wages of its cheaper crew

P&O sparked uproar last month by sacking staff without notice and then replacing them with cheaper overseas staff and the dismissals were condemned as illegal by Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2022

P&O Ferries being sued for £76m by former sous chef following 'brutal' dismissal

John Lansdown is the only seafarer out of the 800 fired staff to take legal action against P&O Ferries, claiming unfair dismissal, racial discrimination and harassment

Wales Online · Apr 7, 2022

P&O Ferries announces plans to restart sailings in Scotland 'from this weekend'

The firm revealed plans to resume operations for four of its ships for the first time since it sacked nearly 800 seafarers.

Daily Record · Apr 6, 2022

P&O Ferries to resume sailings on routes suspended since it sacked nearly 800 staff

The Pride of Kent and Spirit of Britain, between Dover and Calais, are two of the vessels to resume sailing

Manchester Evening News · Apr 6, 2022

Ex-P&O Ferries chef suing for £76million over 'sham redundancy' claims

Tribunals have never previously made a punitive award of damages on such a scale

Nottingham Post · Apr 6, 2022

Ex-P&O Ferries chef suing for £76million over claims he was victim of 'sham redundancy'

John Lansdown, who joined P&O as a 16-year-old trainee, was working as a sous chef on The Pride of Canterbury when he was sacked "out of the blue" after the transport giant announced 800 job cuts

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022

P&O employee suing company for unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment

"This is not just about me. Seven hundred and ninety nine of my seafaring family have lost their livelihoods"

Wales Online · Apr 6, 2022