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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.

The Conversation

Grant Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

The Department for Transport said that Mr Shapps was not told about any plans to lay off workers

Wales Online

P&O was a bastion of British pride. How quaint that seems now

My father worked at sea, like so many others. Shipping’s long race to the bottom has seen the end of seafarers like him, says Guardian columnist Ian Jack

The Guardian - UK

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Tory minister Grant Shapps missed key 'window of opportunity' to help doomed P&O staff

Grant Shapps insisted he was not told of plans for mass lay-offs after minutes of a November meeting with top execs were published, but Labour said the government should have grasped the chance to intervene

Daily Mirror

Talks between RMT and P&O over sackings end after 20 minutes

The union is calling for a boycott of P&O services over the sackings.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries: questions raised over Grant Shapps’ meeting with DP World

Dubai meeting in November revealed in departmental minutes

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps was warned 4 months before P&O sackings that it planned cost-cutting changes, minutes show

Transport secretary knew ‘commercial decisions’ were looming - and asked DP World to keep him ‘informed’

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Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

New minutes show the Transport Secretary was told a new ‘low-cost competitor’ would cause issues.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson backs calls for P&O chief executive to stand down after admitting sackings broke the law

Peter Hebblethwaite admitted breaking employment law over the sacking of 800 workers without notice.

Chronicle Live

How P&O Ferries broke the law – and what the consequences might be

P&O admits choosing an illegal course with its mass sackings, but will ministers do anything about it?

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street calls for P&O Ferries chief executive to quit after ‘brazen’ comments

But spokesperson refuses to guarantee firm will be prosecuted under planned changes to the law

The Independent UK

PM backs calls for ‘brazen’ boss of P&O Ferries to quit

Peter Hebblethwaite admitted there was ‘no doubt’ his firm should have consulted unions before sacking 800 staff, but it did not.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries boss urged to quit after 'brazen' comments about breaking the law

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite has been blasted after he admitted the firm broke the law

Daily Record

Government calls on P&O boss to resign after admitting sackings were 'illegal'

The ferry company sacked 800 workers without notice last week

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The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson backs call for P&O Ferries boss to resign over mass sackings – as it happened

Latest updates: the prime minister supports an earlier call by the transport secretary for Peter Hebblethwaite to step down, his spokesman says

The Independent UK

UK transport chief vows to reverse illegal ferry firings

Britain’s transport secretary has vowed to force a ferry operator to reverse the illegal firing of almost 800 workers, saying the company’s “brazen and breathtaking” decision to intentionally break the law wouldn’t be allowed to stand

Belfast Live

P&O Ferries: Transport Secretary calls for Chief Executive to resign after "knowingly breaking the law"

Chief Executive of P&O said new crews are being paid below the UK's minimum wage apart from on domestic routes

Birmingham Post

P&O Ferries boss called on to quit by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps after 'knowingly breaking the law'

The chief executive admitted that the new crews are being paid below the UK's minimum wage apart from on domestic routes

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The Independent UK

Transport Secretary calls for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Grant Shapps said chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite should resign after his ‘brazen’ comments about ‘knowingly breaking the law’.

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street urges P&O Ferries boss to resign after 800 sackings

Government promises legislation to force company to reverse move and pay crew minimum wage

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson calls on P&O Ferries boss to resign over 'brazen' comments about breaking law

Boris Johnson has backed Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' call for chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite to quit over “breathtaking” comments about the company “knowingly breaking the law”

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson says ‘brazen’ P&O Ferries CEO should resign immediately over sackings

Boris Johnson has backed calls for the “brazen” P&O Ferries chief executive to resign over the sacking of 800 staff.

Nottingham Post

Family's P&O Cruises nightmare as daughter, 12, refused to board in Covid jab dispute

'It is ridiculous'

The Independent UK

Union leaders hold talks with P&O to demand reinstatement of sacked seafarers

Rail, Maritime and Transport union bosses welcomed the public and political support for its campaign after almost 800 workers were sacked.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries - live: Boris Johnson calls for CEO to resign

PM backs Grant Shapps in calling for Peter Hebblethwaite to quit

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