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P&O chief who prompted outrage by sacking nearly 800 staff is to quit

Peter Hebblethwaite became Britain’s most hated boss when he replaced

The Guardian - UK

Controversial P&O Ferries chief executive steps down

P&O said chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite had announced plans to resign to ‘dedicate more time to family matters’.

Evening Standard

P&O Ferries boss got pay rise of at least 55% after firing almost 800 workers

Delayed 2023 accounts show Peter Hebblethwaite was paid £683,000 despite public outrage over dismissals

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer steps into cabinet row over P&O to rescue global summit in London

The PM has backed transport secretary Louise Haigh after she called ferry firm a ‘rogue operator’, threatening investment summit

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries’ owner pulls news of £1bn port investment after ministers criticise firm

Transport secretary denounced DP World over mass sackings while bringing in protections for workers at sea

The Guardian - UK

National sovereignty is little defence against the global hunt for profits

Capitalism seems to enable companies to see staff as expendable units, not humans

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries boss asked if he is ‘modern-day pirate’ for paying staff £4.87 an hour

Peter Hebblethwaite appears in front of MPs two years after saying lowest-paid agency worker would earn £5.15 an hour

The Guardian - UK

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P&O Ferries boss to be questioned by MPs on working conditions

Ferry company has agreed to sign commitment it will pay maritime workers at least UK minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries has paid some crew less than half UK minimum wage

Company is using legal loophole UK government promised to close two years ago, Guardian analysis suggests

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries' latest push to recruit agency staff from overseas after axing UK workforce

P&O Ferries admitted breaking the law by sacking hundreds of people without notice last year, but it has now set up a crewing agency in Malta to recruit further staff from overseas

Daily Mirror

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

Labour unveils five-point plan to prevent repeat of P&O ‘brutal mass firing and rehiring’

Exclusive: ‘Never again should any company think they can treat workers with such contempt and be given the green light,’ says Angela Rayner

The Independent UK

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

Ex P&O workers' fury as firm escapes legal action after sacking 800 employees

Seafarers left devastated that ferry firm P&O will not be prosectuted for sacking 800 staff by video message say 'spineless' Transport Secretary Grant Shapps should resign over lack of action

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Fury as P&O faces no criminal action over mass sackings of 800 workers

The Insolvency Service said it had determined there was "no realistic prospect of a conviction"

Insider UK

Union outrage as owner of P&O Ferries makes record profit

TUC boss accuses ferry company's owners of behaving like 'corporate gangsters'

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries: 100 sacked seafarers report missing possessions

Items in the possession of P&O Ferries are being ‘stored securely’ in offices, chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite said.

Evening Standard

Government terminates contract with P&O Ferries over mass sackings

The Home Office announced on Monday evening that the arrangement with the Border Force agency would come to an end immediately

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The Guardian - UK

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

Agreement to provide contingency travel services terminated over layoffs of nearly 800 seafarers

The Independent UK

Government terminates contract with P&O Ferries over ‘unacceptable’ mass sacking

The Home Office announced on Monday evening that the arrangement with the Border Force agency would come to an end immediately.

The Guardian - UK

TUC chief calls for directors of P&O Ferries to be disqualified

Francis O’Grady writes to Insolvency Service, which is investigating the sacking of almost 800 crew

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries a victim of misinformation, claims boss

Peter Hebblethwaite also told delegates at an industry conference that he hopes he can ‘survive’ as chief executive.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries: A timeline of everything that’s gone wrong for the company since 17 March

From firings to failed inspections, MP bashings to boycotts – here’s a timeline of the weekly PR nightmares that have plagued the brand since it fired 800 staff

Daily Record

P&O passenger says troubled European Causeway ferry 'just cut out' after leaving Scotland

Jonny Wilson was travelling on board the beleaguered firm's European Causeway vessel on Tuesday afternoon when it experienced what bosses have called a "temporary mechanical issue".

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar: Labour would change law to avoid repeat of P&O sackings

Speaking at the STUC, the Scottish Labour leader said his party would change regulations if they were in power.

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