FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 14 - Caught on Camera

P&O Ferries boss called on to quit by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps after 'knowingly breaking the law'

The chief executive admitted that the new crews are being paid below the UK's minimum wage apart from on domestic routes

Birmingham Post · Mar 25, 2022

Transport Secretary calls for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Grant Shapps said chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite should resign after his ‘brazen’ comments about ‘knowingly breaking the law’.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Downing Street urges P&O Ferries boss to resign after 800 sackings

Government promises legislation to force company to reverse move and pay crew minimum wage

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

P&O DID deliberately break law over shameful mass sackings as CEO in shameful admission

P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite admits the firm deliberately broke the law to sack 800 staff as ferry fatcat says he’d do it again and also admits replacements’ low pay

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022

P&O Ferries may not regret breaking law, but the UK should regret dealing with its owner

Dubai’s DP World has proved itself an unfit partner for Britain’s freeport programme

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

The P&O Ferries 'fire and re-hire' scandal, what we know now, and could it happen again?

It's a week since P&O Ferries staff were escorted off vessels by balaclava wearing security guards starting a 'fire and rehire' scandal in the UK

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

P&O Ferries boss reveals new crew paid just £5.50 an hour as he admits law was broken

The firm replaced 800 seafarers with cheaper agency staff last week

Manchester Evening News · Mar 24, 2022

P&O Ferries boss admits firm broke law as he apologies - but says he would make same decision to sack 800 staff again

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite claimed the sacking of 800 people was necessary or P&O would have been unable to continue operating

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2022

P&O admits breaking the law over sackings

Chief executive is due to be grilled by MSPs next week, after a first round today in Westminster

Insider UK · Mar 24, 2022

P&O Ferries admits breaking law over mass sackings

The workers were dismissed without notice

Wales Online · Mar 24, 2022