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Grant Shapps warns P&O Ferries boss of law changes to protect seafarers after 800 workers sacked

He also called on Mr Hebblethwaite to offer all 800 workers their jobs back

Birmingham Post

Plan to stop P&O undercutting minimum wage will not ‘undo’ sackings as promised, Grant Shapps told

Law change looms to end ‘sweatshop’ pay - but transport secretary told to go further to ensure workers are rehired

The Independent UK

P&O boss to be grilled by MSPs in Scottish Parliament over sacking of 800 seafarers

MSPs on the Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee will quiz Peter Hebblethwaite on what happened in the lead up to and the aftermath of the sackings earlier this month.

Daily Record

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P&O Ferries: New legislation could lead to company shut down with loss of 2,000 jobs

‘We will be taking steps to protect all mariners who are working in UK waters and ensure that they are paid the living wage,’ says Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

Bank of England governor warns swings in commodity prices pose risk to market resilience – as it happened

Bailey warns commodity markets are area of greatest fragility in financial system as oil prices fall on Shanghai lockdown; Russian stocks drop and rouble strengthens

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries’ rivals to meet Government officials after staff sackings

DFDS and Stena Lines will hold talks with the Department for Transport

Wales Online

Grant Shapps preparing to ban P&O from using UK routes unless workers paid minimum wage

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has written the head of P&O Ferries to shame the boss into reversing the firm's bombshell decision about workers and to urge him to reverse cuts and pay staff minimum wage

Daily Mirror

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P&O Ferries’ rivals set to meet with officials after mass sacking of staff

DFDS and Stena Lines have been invited to meet with Department for Transport officials on Monday.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps urges P&O Ferries to U-turn on sacking of 800 workers

The transport secretary is expected to close loopholes to ensure ferry companies pay the UK minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

Sacked P&O crews to mount Glasgow protest against mass sackings by ferry company

The RMT union is organising a protest outside the offices of a recruitment company said to be involved in hiring replacement crews.

Daily Record

P&O predicted £309m cost to consult with staff ahead of surprise sackings

A source for the ferry company said months of consultations would have undermined the business.

The Independent UK

No sea experience needed, says P&O agency ad for crews

Stewards sought on Facebook to replace crew members sacked without notice

The Guardian - UK

P&O scandal sparks 'race to the bottom' as rivals demand 'level playing field' over pay

Danish ferry firm DFDS has demanded a ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay with Unions fearing more British jobs may be lost if the P&O sacking is not overturned

Daily Mirror

Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit over mass sackings

Hundreds shouted ‘P&O shame on you’ in demonstrations over sacking 800 staff

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The Independent UK

Rallies held to support ferry workers sacked by P&O

Crowds walked with banners and placards, chanting “P&O, shame on you” at demonstrations on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Marches in Liverpool, Dover and Hull come after sacking of 800 staff and as ship is detained for being ‘unfit to sail’

The Independent UK

Protests over sacking of hundreds of P&O workers as calls grow for boss to quit

A ship operated by the ferry firm has been detained after failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training were found.

Chronicle Live

P&O ferry detained over crew training issues days after 800 UK crew sacked

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"

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Daily Mirror

'Boris Johnson's P&O hypocrisy as PM demands ferry boss quit for breaking the law'

When Boris Johnson rightly demands P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite quit for breaking the law then the Prime Minister is duty bound to resign himself for breaking Covid lockdown laws

The Independent UK

P&O ship detained in Larne after being deemed ‘unfit to sail’

The detention of ships is based on concerns over their safety and to prevent them going to sea.

The Independent UK

P&O ferry detained in Northern Ireland for being ‘unfit to sail’

Company ‘will not be able to rush inexperienced crew through training’, says transport secretary

Daily Mirror

P&O ferry detained over crew training issues just days after hundreds of UK staff sacked

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson backs calls for shameless P&O boss to quit over illegal sackings

C&O chief Peter Hebblethwaite has been told to sling his hook and walk the plank (you plank) over his firm's illegal sackings of 800 staff - while Grant Shapps suggested he may change law to reinstate axed ferry workers

The Independent UK

What do we know about P&O Ferries and how will shipping change?

Prime minister has signalled a pay rise for many crew on ferries and cruise ships using UK ports

The Conversation

P&O Ferries: how some companies can afford to break the law

A week after 800 PO Ferries workers lost their jobs without notice, the CEO of the company is now facing calls to lose his. Peter Hebblethwaite is under pressure from the UK government to resign after he admitted the company had broken the law.

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