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Furious protest at Scottish port over P&O's "illegal" sacking of staff

Sacked workers among protestors at ferry operator's Scottish base. They were replaced by £2 an hour foreign workers, leading to legal action against P&O by unions and UK government

Daily Record · Mar 24, 2022

P&O sackings ‘absolutely outrageous’, union boss tells MPs

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT, said the ferry operator is guilty of ‘flagrant breaches of the law’.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

P&O Ferries - live: CEO says firm broke the law but would ‘make this decision again’

‘I would make this decision again, I’m afraid,’ says Peter Hebblethwaite of mass sackings

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

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Exploiters such as P&O watch out – there’s a new wave of trade unionists coming for you

Trade unions are shackled by restrictive laws, but they can still challenge militant capitalism, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Cost of living crisis hitting economic outlook as firms hike prices – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

P&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over crew dismissals

Peter Hebblethwaite will appear before a joint hearing of transport and business committees

Wales Online · Mar 24, 2022

P&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over sackings

Peter Hebblethwaite will appear before a joint hearing of transport and business committees.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

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easyJet pledges to fast-track P&O ferry staff for airline jobs - full list of vacancies

Besides cabin crew vacancies at the airline, other roles are available at easyJet’s London Luton Airport headquarters

Wales Online · Mar 23, 2022

Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘half-arsed bluster and waffle’ on workers’ rights

PM ‘all mouth no trousers’ over P&O Ferries scandal, says Labour leader

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

P&O protestors call for boycott of services during demonstration at Cairnryan Port

Dozens of protestors are at Cairnryan Port as they call for the immediate reinstatement of P&O workers

Daily Record · Mar 23, 2022

P&O Ferries appear to have 'broken the law' Prime Minister says

800 workers were sacked by the company

Nottingham Post · Mar 23, 2022

P&O 'broke the law' says Boris Johnson as he promises action on mass sackings

The Prime Minister was accused of 'half-assed bluster' by Labour's Keir Starmer who claimed Johnson was too spineless to take action against the P&O parent company.

Daily Record · Mar 23, 2022

Prime Minister says it appears P&O ‘broke the law’ over sackings

The company’s chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite issued an apology for the impact of sacking 800 workers.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

Boris Johnson says P&O did break law and government ‘will take them to court’ despite Grayling exemption

Ferry company chiefs ‘aren’t going to get away with it’, says PM

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022

Boris Johnson: it looks like P&O Ferries sackings broke law

PM tells MPs ferry firm could face fine as its boss apologises over sudden firing of 800 staff

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

Boris Johnson says P&O Ferries have 'broken the law' as shamed boss FINALLY apologises

Boris Johnson said at PMQs that 'it looks to me' as though P&O Ferries has 'broken the law' - but furious Keir Starmer blasted the Prime Minister's 'half-arsed waffle' saying he was 'all mouth and no trousers'

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

‘I wish there was another way and I’m sorry’: P&O Ferries CEO apologises for mass sackings

‘Once we knew it was the only way to save the business, we had to act,’ says Peter Hebblethwaite

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

P&O Ferries to pay more than £36million in compensation to 800 sacked staff

P&O Ferries has agreed to pay more than £36million in compensation packages to nearly 800 workers dismissed last week without notice following an investigation into the sacking scandal

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Daily Record · Mar 23, 2022

P&O accused of "utter betrayal" after sacking workers on Dumfries and Galloway to Northern Ireland route

Workers on the Cairnryan to Larne service were stunned to be told they were being made redundant with immediate effect

Birmingham Post · Mar 23, 2022

P&O Ferries offering 800 sacked staff £36.5m compensation

The company's CEO is expected to be questioned by MPs tomorrow

Insider UK · Mar 23, 2022

P&O Ferries chief says no offence committed with shock sackings

Company is offering more than £36m in compensation to sacked staff, with 40 employees in line for payments of more than £100,000

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

P&O Ferries boss says firm did nothing wrong with shock sackings, as £36m payout package revealed

Peter Hebblethwaite claims firings did not break law

Wales Online · Mar 22, 2022

P&O Ferries offers £36.5 million in compensation to sacked staff

In some cases payouts would exceed £170,000

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022

P&O offers over £36 million in compensation to sacked staff with dozens set for £100,000-plus payouts

The company said payouts would be linked to the period of service, and in some cases exceed £170,000

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

P&O to pay £36.5m in compensation to 800 sacked workers

Staff who accept payouts are understood to have to sign non-disclosure agreements

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