P&O Ferries’ rivals to meet Government officials after staff sackings DFDS and Stena Lines will hold talks with the Department for Transport Wales Online · Mar 27, 2022
Grant Shapps preparing to ban P&O from using UK routes unless workers paid minimum wage Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has written the head of P&O Ferries to shame the boss into reversing the firm's bombshell decision about workers and to urge him to reverse cuts and pay staff minimum wage Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2022
P&O Ferries’ rivals set to meet with officials after mass sacking of staff DFDS and Stena Lines have been invited to meet with Department for Transport officials on Monday. The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022
Grant Shapps urges P&O Ferries to U-turn on sacking of 800 workers The transport secretary is expected to close loopholes to ensure ferry companies pay the UK minimum wage The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022
RMT Union to protest outside Glasgow recruitment office linked to P&O job cuts Union's general secretary Mick Lynch said the demonstration will take place at the offices of Clyde Marine Recruitment on Govan Road amid a number of protests across the UK Glasgow Live · Mar 27, 2022
Sacked P&O crews to mount Glasgow protest against mass sackings by ferry company The RMT union is organising a protest outside the offices of a recruitment company said to be involved in hiring replacement crews. Daily Record · Mar 27, 2022
P&O predicted £309m cost to consult with staff ahead of surprise sackings A source for the ferry company said months of consultations would have undermined the business. The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022
RMT union to protest outside recruitment office linked to P&O job cuts A demonstration will take place on Monday outside Clyde Marine Recruitment in Glasgow. The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022
No sea experience needed, says P&O agency ad for crews Stewards sought on Facebook to replace crew members sacked without notice The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022
More jobs at risk after P&O sackings as second ferry firm warns of 'race to the bottom' DFDS demands ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay in the wake of the sacking off 800 British employees Wales Online · Mar 26, 2022
Fears more ferry operators could follow P&O sackings Growing concerns for job security in the ferry sector following sacking of 800 workers by P&O Liverpool Echo · Mar 26, 2022
'A society driven by greed cares little about the poor - they will never play fair' The worst bit about the cost of living crisis – and I know this is playing the man, not the ball – is that this terrible economic shock is delivered by a millionaire who will never, ever, have to worry about money Daily Mirror · Mar 26, 2022
P&O scandal sparks 'race to the bottom' as rivals demand 'level playing field' over pay Danish ferry firm DFDS has demanded a ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay with Unions fearing more British jobs may be lost if the P&O sacking is not overturned Daily Mirror · Mar 26, 2022
RMT union plans Cairnryan port blockade to protest over P&O sackings Gordon Martin said the union would hold a demonstration at the port. The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022
Daily Record · Mar 26, 2022 P&O ferry departs Scots port for first time since nearly 800 staff sacked by firm Locals in Cairnryan, Dumfries and Galloway, told the Record that the European Highlander belonging to the scandal-hit companyleft the port at 3pm today.
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022 Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit over mass sackings Hundreds shouted ‘P&O shame on you’ in demonstrations over sacking 800 staff
Liverpool Echo · Mar 26, 2022 P&O worker speaks out after losing job, 'family' and belongings in mass sacking Danny McQuaid lost his job of eight years in a zoom call
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022 Rallies held to support ferry workers sacked by P&O Crowds walked with banners and placards, chanting “P&O, shame on you” at demonstrations on Saturday.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022 Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit Marches in Liverpool, Dover and Hull come after sacking of 800 staff and as ship is detained for being ‘unfit to sail’
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022 Protests over sacking of hundreds of P&O workers as calls grow for boss to quit A ship operated by the ferry firm has been detained after failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training were found.
Wales Online · Mar 26, 2022 P&O ship detained at port in Northern Ireland after being deemed ‘unfit to sail’ I will not compromise the safety of these vessels and P&O will not be able to rush inexperienced crew through training, says transport secretary
Chronicle Live · Mar 25, 2022 P&O ferry detained over crew training issues days after 800 UK crew sacked The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"
Reuters · Mar 25, 2022 British maritime agency detains P&O ferry unready to sail Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on Friday detained a ferry operated by P&O in Northern Ireland because it was not ready to sail, the agency and P&O said.
Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022 'Boris Johnson's P&O hypocrisy as PM demands ferry boss quit for breaking the law' When Boris Johnson rightly demands P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite quit for breaking the law then the Prime Minister is duty bound to resign himself for breaking Covid lockdown laws
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022 P&O ferry detained over crew training concerns, says coastguard agency Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ship was detained in Northern Ireland for being ‘unfit to sail’