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P&O Ferries action by government 'far too little, too late' say unions

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced measures today

Wales Online

UK ports industry dismisses plans to block ferries that employ underpaid crews

Proposal in response to outrage over P&O Ferries’ sacking of 800 workers has been called ‘unworkable’

The Guardian - UK

P&O Cruises pay compensation after gay crewman repeatedly propositions passenger

The nightclub manager said he was shaken up

Liverpool Echo

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Grant Shapps tells regulator to disqualify ‘unfit to lead’ P&O Ferries boss

Ports will be told to refuse ferries paying below minimum wage – but union says ‘too little, too late’ plan won’t reverse mass sackings

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries is not the first in UK waters to hire low-cost workers

The government has long turned a blind eye to widespread pay abuses by operators working out of UK ports

The Guardian - UK

Government vows to clamp down on ‘fire and rehire’ after P&O sackings

New code of practice will have ‘deterrent effect’, says business minister

The Independent UK

Port of Liverpool set for multi million pound expansion

The agreement was signed with Peel Ports Group and should be completed by the end of November

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Man sails on first P&O 'ghost ship' after 'illegal' mass sackings

More than 800 members of P&O'S staff were sacked via a video call earlier this month, prompting protests and Government intervention, as they are due to be replaced by agency staff

Daily Mirror

P&O: 5 shocking moments from Peter Hebblethwaite evidence to Scottish Parliament

Peter Hebblethwaite has insisted he will not reverse the decision to sack the staff.

Daily Record

P&O boss accused of 'corporate terrorism' as he faced another grilling

The chief executive was asked about reports of staff being escorted off by men with balaclavas and handcuffs

Wales Online

Jewel raiders rob delivery driver, Liverpool city centre venue shuts doors

The latest ECHO headlines this lunchtime

Liverpool Echo

P&O boss accused of ‘corporate terrorism’ during Holyrood appearance

The chief executive of the ferry company, which made 800 workers redundant via a pre-recorded video, was heavily criticised by MSPs.

The Independent UK

Your latest international travel questions answered by expert Simon Calder

What are the prospects for easier travel restrictions for France, the US, Morocco and China?

The Independent UK

Sailing on the first P&O ferry from Hull following the mass crew sackings

Onboard P&O ferry after crew sackings

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The Independent UK

P&O Ferries CEO refuses to hire back 800 fired employees

‘We have made this difficult decision in the knowledge that it would be highly unpopular and, for some, difficult to reconcile,’ writes Peter Hebblethwaite

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries rejects plea from Grant Shapps for U-turn on sackings

Ferry firm’s boss says complying with minister’s request would cause company’s collapse

Daily Mirror

P&O boss refuses to reinstate 800 sacked staff as row with Government escalates

P&O Ferries chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite insisted the firm would not U-turn on the decision to fire hundreds of seafarers to replace them with cheaper agency staff

Wales Online

P&O Ferries agency crew 'living in floating prison' and paid less than £3 an hour

Most crew members on the Pride of Rotterdam were contracted agency workers, earning less than minimum wage on 12-hour days for seven days a week

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Wales Online

P&O boss won't reverse order to sack 800 staff as that would 'collapse company'

Peter Hebblethwaite has told Transport Secretary Grant Shapps he will not reverse the decision

Manchester Evening News

What it was like aboard the first P&O ferry trip after 800 crew sacked - and what we discovered

Joe Gerrard ventured to Rotterdam aboard a P&O ferry to see what it was like after hundreds were sacked last week

Liverpool Echo

On board the first P&O ferry where staff earn little more than £3 an hour

A reporter sailed on the first P&O ferry following the mass crew sackings and this is what they discovered

The Guardian - UK

Lebedev criticises Labour as MPs debate releasing security advice behind peerage – as it happened

Latest updates: Peer says opposition criticism of him is based on ‘pure innuendo’; government may be forced to release security advice on Lebedev

Daily Mirror

Second P&O ferry is detained over safety concerns after firm sacked 800

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has confirmed that it is holding P&O ferry The Pride of Kent following a safety inspection, after another ferry was detained last Friday

The Independent UK

Second P&O ferry detained after safety inspection, coastguard agency says

The firm sparked outrage after sacking 800 seafarers without notice on March 17, amid plans to bring in cheaper agency staff.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries boss to appear before Holyrood committee

Peter Hebblethwaite will face the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee.

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