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Council drops Cairnryan green freeport bid

Decision to exclude P&O Ferries from proposal cited as major reason behind not pursuing plans

Insider UK

UK scraps major P&O Ferries contract after firm laid off hundreds of staff

The government has cancelled a contract with P&O Ferries after the firm used a video call to sack 800 members of staff, some who had worked for the company all their lives

Daily Mirror

Government terminates contract with P&O Ferries over mass sackings

The Home Office announced on Monday evening that the arrangement with the Border Force agency would come to an end immediately

Evening Standard

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Government throws P&O Ferries contract overboard after ‘unacceptable’ mass sacking

The firm sacked more than 700 workers without consultation in March

Manchester Evening News

Government tears-up its 'one-of-a-kind' contract with P&O Ferries

The ferry firm was widely condemned after it replaced 786 crew members with cheaper agency workers on March 17

Wales Online

Government cuts ties with P&O over ‘unacceptable’ sacking of 800 seafarers

Ferry firm widely condemned after replacing 786 crew members with cheaper agency workers

The Independent UK

Government terminates contract with P&O Ferries over ‘unacceptable’ mass sacking

The Home Office announced on Monday evening that the arrangement with the Border Force agency would come to an end immediately.

The Independent UK

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Sudden closure of Kenmore's village shop and post office leaves locals up in arms

A papershop and post office serving the rural village of Kenmore has had to close as the village adjusts to changes in the ownership of some village assets.

Daily Record

TUC chief calls for directors of P&O Ferries to be disqualified

Francis O’Grady writes to Insolvency Service, which is investigating the sacking of almost 800 crew

The Guardian - UK

Cruise ship staff shortages lead to thousands of cancelled holidays

Staff shortages have wreaked havoc for cruise liners in the same way as airports have been affected

Liverpool Echo

P&O Cruises left passengers 'in cold terminal with no food' for hours

The customers were 'completely abandoned' by staff.

Daily Record

P&O cruises offer upset passengers vouchers after leaving them 'cold with no food'

All the customers were given a lateral flow test before boarding, and around 50 tested positive and were told to wait in a small area inside the terminal building by staff rather than board the vessel.

Edinburgh Live

P&O Cruises left customers 'in the cold with no food' for hours - and no refunds

Holidaymakers who had booked a P&O Cruises holiday to the Canary Islands were left disappointed when the firm isolated them for hours without enough food, heat or seating

Daily Mirror

Fury as P&O Dutch staff get 5% pay rise weeks after firm sacked 800 UK workers

More than 100 employees of the firm in the Netherlands will receive a 5% pay rise despite the company claiming it had been forced to replace UK seafarers with agency staff as it had no money

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Civil service union warns of strike over Boris Johnson’s plan to cut 91,000 jobs

PCS leader says members have reached ‘tipping point’ after PM’s combative move

The Guardian - UK

Do we need a worldwide minimum wage? We ask an expert

Economic anthropologist Jason Hickel considers the idea that, as businesses become more global, workers’ rights should, too

The Guardian - UK

Ports and unions criticise Shapps’ plan for law on seafarers’ minimum wage

Legislation announced in Queen’s Speech in response to P&O Ferries’ sacking of 800 crew

Daily Record

Five ways the Queen's Speech affects Scots as Prince Charles makes address

Prince Charles delivered the UK government's legislative programme for the parliamentary year with a raft of legislation that will affect Scotland and the UK

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Daily Mirror

Queen's Speech: Tories vowed 20 times to bring in Employment Bill but reforms set to be delayed

Boris Johnson was accused of 'dragging down Britain's workers' after it emerged that the promised Employment Bill is not expected to be in Tuesday's Queen's Speech

Daily Record

Elderly Renfrewshire couple thrown off cruise ship amid covid scare

The £4000 dream cruise holiday turned into a nightmare for the pair

Glasgow Live

Renfrew pensioners thrown off £4,000 dream cruise holiday after covid scare on bus

The cruise line firm refused to allow Janet and Ian Anderson to travel on the Canary Islands voyage because someone on their coach had tested positive for covid.

Edinburgh Live

Scottish couple spend £4,000 on dream cruise only to be thrown off over covid scare

Janet and Ian Anderson had booked their dream holiday to the canary islands after Ian recovered from a brain tumour, only to be told they had to leave the ship minutes before it departed.

Daily Record

Elderly couple thrown off £4000 dream cruise holiday after covid scare on bus

Janet and Ian Anderson had tested negative for the virus but were ordered off the P&O cruise after someone else tested positive

The Guardian - UK

Government accused of betraying workers as employment bill is sidelined

Employment rights reforms are not expected to be included in the Queen’s speech next week

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool fans urged to avoid 'savage' company when travelling to Paris final

City MPs and Metro Mayor call for boycott of ferry firm

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