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P&O Ferries boss says job cuts will halve crewing costs

The operator sacked 800 seafarers on Thursday.

The Independent UK

P&O safety fears as 'unfamiliar' agency workers set to crew ferries in world's busiest shipping lane

One trade union boss said sailing across the Channel was 'like walking across a six-lane motorway at rush hour'

Wales Online

Safety fears after P&O Ferries sacks 800 seafarers and replaces them with agency workers

Before suspending sailings, P&O Ferries operated four routes from Dover, Hull, Liverpool and Cairnryan in Scotland

Birmingham Post

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Sacked P&O Ferries staff to protest on Friday after 800 workers are replaced

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union described it as a "kick in the teeth to the hard-working members of staff"

Manchester Evening News

'P&O Ferries sackings crush Tory claims that the market is a force for good'

Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak claims the markets are a 'moral force for good'. He should tell that to the sacked workers at P&O Ferries, writes the Mirror's Jason Beattie

Daily Mirror

Safety fears raised as P&O Ferries replaces seafarers with agency workers

Trade union Nautilus International said sailing ships across the Channel is ‘like walking across a six-lane motorway at rush hour’.

The Independent UK

P&O should hand back £10m Covid furlough payments, suggests minister

A minister has said it would be “the right thing to do” for ferry operator P&O to hand back £10 million in Government furlough payments following its “disgraceful” decision to sack 800 staff on Thursday without warning.

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Government knew of P&O Ferries sackings the day before, No 10 admits

Labour and unions demand immediate action including suspending licences of parent company DP World

The Guardian - UK

Everything you need to know about travel and jobs after P&O cancellations and sacking

The sacking of hundreds of seafarers by P&O Ferries has led to the suspension of ferry services

Liverpool Echo

P&O Ferries: Returning £10m furlough cash after mass sacking ‘right thing to do’, says minister

Government ‘looking into’ ways to get money back, James Heappey suggests

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries latest after mass sackings of 800 workers provokes fury as sailings remain suspended

Latest headlines after seafarers made redundant over video call

Wales Online

P&O Ferries ‘give business a bad name’ amid rising anger and protests over sackings – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

P&O sailings suspended for second day as anger at 800 sacking grows

MPs have condemned the decision made by the company to dismiss its 800 seafarers

Wales Online

P&O Ferries news: Firm denies insensitive behaviour, ‘aims to have services up and running in a day or two’

Letter to employees from P&O CEO says new model will halve crewing costs

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Evening Standard

P&O Ferries news LIVE: No10 admits Government knew about staff sackings the day before announcement

The Department for Transport knew of PO’s plans to axe 800 employees the day before it was announced, No10 has revealed.

The Guardian - UK

‘There were grown men in tears’: P&O crews stunned by sackings

Workers say they have been ‘treated abysmally’ as questions are raised about legality of firm’s actions

The Guardian - AU

Friday briefing: Biden to warn Xi over helping Russia

US president calls Putin a ‘murderous dictator’ … P&O condemned for sacking 800 staff … and Britain’s most popular days out

Liverpool Echo

P&O Ferries cancellations and delays: Can I get my money back?

The ferry operator has announced its services are unable to run for the next few days

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The Independent UK

Services suspended for days and protests expected against P&O Ferries

A Labour MP for one of the affected ports called on the Government to force P&O to ‘come up with a different plan’.

Liverpool Echo

EasyJet's gesture to P&O ferries staff sacked by video message on Zoom

EasyJet has added fast-track applications for UK Cabin Crew roles for P&O Ferries employees

Wales Online

What to do if your travel on P&O has been affected

Action may impact on those using the operator

Daily Record

P&O pirates have sullied a once-proud name with shameful sacking drama

The ferry company was once the pride of Britain's shipping industry - but will now be best remembered for the woeful treatment of its staff, writes Record View.

The Independent UK

What to know if your travel has been affected by interruptions to P&O Ferries

The company operates four routes: Dover to Calais; Hull to Rotterdam; Liverpool to Dublin; and Cairnryan, Scotland, to Larne, Northern Ireland.

Daily Mirror

P&O sackings spark queues and chaos at ports with some routes cancelled for 10 days

Dover and Hull are among the ports that have descended into chaos with huge queues having built up with confused passengers and protesters after 800 P&O staff were ruthlessly sacked

Wales Online

Demonstrations planned on Friday after 800 P&O Ferries workers sacked and replaced

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union is seeking legal advice to challenge the sackings

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