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British ferry operator faces deadline to explain mass firing

A U.K. ferry operator owned by the government of Dubai faces a Tuesday deadline to explain why it fired 800 workers without notice

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries could face prosecution over sackings, minister says

Business minister Paul Scully says firm could face ‘unlimited fine’ if it has flouted laws

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries: 'We cannot allow this to stand' says MP Jonathan Reynolds

The Stalybridge and Hyde MP said the Government 'should have moved' to stop 800 sackings in advance

Manchester Evening News

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P&O Ferries accused of paying foreign agency staff ‘£1.80 an hour’ following mass lay offs

Union claims ferry operator engaging in ‘shocking exploitation’ of seafarers

The Independent UK

Stena Line to run extra sailings from Northern Ireland to Scotland due to P&O Ferries crisis

The move will help retailers such as Marks and Spencer and Asda

Belfast Live

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

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

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Tory ministers accused of 'endorsing thuggish fire and rehire tactics of P&O'

It came as Tory MPs abstained in a vote that would pave the way to end P&O-style fire and rehire practices

Liverpool Echo

P&O nightshift worker woken up by security guard to be told he's lost his job

Protestors descended on Parliament this afternoon to condemn P&O's sacking of 800 workers last week. Crowds chanted 'no to P&O' and 'shame on you' as Labour MPs made speeches

Daily Mirror

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

P&O Ferries: Tory ministers told to trigger immediate 'criminal action' against firm for sacking 800 workers

Labour's Lou Haigh said the Government can bring legal action straight away under the Trade Union Act after firm's "shameful" actions

Daily Mirror

Government knew of ‘game plan’ for P&O Ferries mass redundancies, says Labour

‘There is no excuse for what we saw last Thursday,’ said the transport secretary, Grant Shapps

The Independent UK

Replacements for P&O Ferries crew paid £1.80 an hour, unions say

RMT says agency rates for seafarers are ‘gut-wrenching betrayal’ of 800 sacked British staff

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries accused of paying agency staff just £1.81 an hour

P&O Ferries has been accused of paying as little as £1.81 an hour to agency staff who replaced workers on its ships.

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The Independent UK

P&O using foreign agency workers ‘earning £1.81 an hour’ after 800 UK staff sacked, union claims

P&O continues to face backlash after hundreds of workers fire over Zoom call

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