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

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) is seeking legal advice to challenge the sackings.

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

P&O's betrayal of Brit workers with £2.9BILLION profit as 800 made redundant

P&O summoned staff to on-board meetings, telling them they were being laid off immediately. Coachloads of agency workers were waiting nearby to take the place of the sacked staff

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2022

P&O disruption ‘likely to last more than week’ says transport minister

Ferry passengers have been told to expect days of disruption after P&O bosses sacked 800 staff members over a Microsoft Teams call in a move angering government ministers.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

P&O Ferries: Unions to hold protests in Liverpool over 800 staff redundancies

P&O Ferries terminated the contacts of all 800 workers on Thursday via a pre-recorded message

Liverpool Echo · Mar 17, 2022

P&O chief's letter explaining why 800 staff were sacked without notice

The move was condemned by the Government as “wholly unacceptable”

Wales Online · Mar 17, 2022

P&O staff set to protest at NI harbour after Zoom call sacking

One man coming off the ferry said staff were told their redundancy would be reduced if they did not leave the vessel

Belfast Live · Mar 17, 2022

‘Scandalous betrayal’: MPs condemn P&O Ferries for mass sacking of 800 staff

Ministers and unions call for action against transport company’s Dubai owners

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022

P&O Ferries ‘may have failed to comply with their legal obligations’ in sudden sacking of 800 staff

Legal experts weigh in on controversial mass firing

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Northern Ireland politicians slam P&O and call for urgent Government action

Political parties in the region have reacted with shock after the ferry operator sacked 800 staff and replaced them with cheaper agency workers.

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Nationwide protests planned after 800 P&O Ferries staff sacked without notice

The RMT has called on workers "from every industry" to attend to send a message to "ruthless employers and the government alike"

Wales Online · Mar 17, 2022