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P&O ferry ‘adrift’ after losing power in Irish sea, with up to 410 passengers aboard

P&O blames a ‘mechanical issue’ in the latest in a series of unfortunate events for the operator

The Independent UK

Unions call for P&O Ferries boycott for allegedly paying below minimum wage

RMT says workers were paid £4.35 an hour, while P&O blames ‘administrative misunderstanding’

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries boss should be jailed over sacking of workers, says unions chief

STUC president Pat Rafferty said that Peter Hebblethwaite should be imprisoned to send a clear message to employers.

The Independent UK

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P&O Ferries forced to U-turn on plans to cut pay for new cheaper agency workers

P&O Ferries sacked almost 800 employees last month and brought in cheaper agency workers, arguing the move was to help keep the multi-billion business afloat

Daily Mirror

P&O Ferries set to restart between Dover and Calais

Exclusive: Controversial ship operator is selling tickets for Wednesday morning sailings

The Independent UK

'Shameless' P&O Ferries stung in new pay row as it tries to cut wages of crew

Labour slammed P&O Ferries after overseas agency workers hired to replace staff illegally axed claimed they were asked to sign new contracts on lower pay

Daily Mirror

P&O accused of trying to cut pay for new cheap foreign crew

There are claims the staff taken on a month ago were told to sign new contracts

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P&O Ferries accused of trying to cut pay of new cheap foreign staff

It is alleged the workers were given just a one-month contract and were being asked to sign up to worse levels of pay

Wales Online

In this new age of empire, the west has no need to conquer. Money and coercion do the job

Britain’s refugee deal with Rwanda is just the latest example of how rich nations extend their sovereignty by getting the poor to do their bidding

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – April 24

A ‘defiant’ and ‘bullish’ Boris Johnson continues to defend his position despite public outrage, the papers say.

The Independent UK

P&O workers 'desperate' after being told to sign contracts on less money

One agency worker emailed a union complaining about a ferry in Dover.

Daily Record

'Way £325,000 a year P&O boss treats workforce just went from outrageous to scandalous'

P&O boss Peter Hebblewhite has already shown he cares nothing for public opinion. His own bosses should reflect on this bizarre business model when the public are their customers

Daily Mirror

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

P&O Ferries fires new agency workers for drinking on the job

Dismissed staff are part of the new agency recruits who replaced 800 sacked workers

The Independent UK

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Liverpool Echo

P&O hoping to resume normal service on Liverpool-Dublin route as vessel inspected

The ferry firm sacked around 800 workers in March and replaced them with agency staff

The Guardian - UK

Globalisation is not working – in an age of insecurity, we need more local solutions

From the supply-chain crisis to Covid vaccines, the past couple of years have brought home the benefits of self-sufficiency, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

Dublin Live

P&O Ferries ship inspected as firm bids to resume normal Liverpool-Dublin route

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said it began assessing Norbay on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Reform company law to avoid another P&O Ferries scandal, say bosses

‘We need to update our laws so that a decision like that can never be made in a British boardroom ever again’

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The Guardian - UK

Record 31 failings found on P&O Ferries boat at safety inspection

Maritime agency found issues with crew’s training, fire safety and lifeboat drills on European Causeway

Daily Mirror

P&O workers losing their jobs warned of risk that could wipe out pension pots

Hundreds of P&O Ferries workers laid off last month are in danger of switching their retirement funds into less generous alternatives, financial experts are warning

Daily Record

Boris Johnson's 50 biggest scandals, feuds and policies in first 1,000 days as Prime Minister

When Johnson came into office on 24 July 2019, he promised to "restore trust" in democracy and "unify" Britain by "working flat out" to lead the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cruise Ships Return to Australia after COVID Ban

A cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbor on Monday for the first time in more than two years, after a 2020 ban sparked by a mass COVID-19 outbreak was lifted. On a bright morning, the Pacific Explorer made a dramatic entrance, flanked by tugboats spraying plumes of water and with…

ABC News

First cruise ship to arrive in Australia for two years due to COVID-19 pandemic docks in Sydney

Hordes of people watch from the shore as P&O's Pacific Explorer becomes the first cruise ship to arrive in Australia in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Canberra Times

COVID numbers in slight fall over long weekend

The ACT recorded 734 new infections in the latest reporting period.

The Independent UK

Teachers’ leader calls for crackdown on ‘bad bosses’ in private schools

Patrick Roach has said there is a ‘growing list of shame’ where private schools are using ‘fire and rehire’ policies.

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