Ferry company has agreed to sign commitment it will pay maritime workers at least UK minimum wageThe boss of P&O Ferries has been called to give evidence to MPs examining UK working conditions – in the latest move to...
Read MoreDespite UK government outrage the ‘legal loopholes remain and operator has been let off the hook’, says joint statementUnions have called for proper legal protection for seafarers on the second anniversary of the...
Read MoreBorder Force staff in Calais, Dunkirk, Dover and Coquelles Channel tunnel terminal are striking over payChildren and teachers returning to the UK from half-term school trips have endured delays of more than six hours at Calais,...
Read MoreSacking of nearly 800 crew in favour of low-paid agency workers in March led to calls for loopholes to be closed in seafarers’ wages billThe Trades Union Congress has urged the government to make crucial changes to...
Read MorePhotos show queues of cars filled with families trying to reach Dover as Brexit effect on tourism kicks inTravellers heading to the UK suffered delays of up to six hours on Saturday and Sunday as they queued at the Port of...
Read MoreInsolvency Service’s decision has prompted calls for a change in the law to better protect workers in the futureP&O Ferries will not face criminal proceedings over its mass sacking of almost 800 workers earlier this...
Read MoreDP World called ‘corporate gangster’ after announcing half-year profits of £600mThe Dubai-based owner of P&O Ferries has been accused of behaving like “corporate gangsters” after celebrating...
Read MoreFrancis O’Grady writes to Insolvency Service, which is investigating the sacking of almost 800 crewThe head of the Trades Union Congress has written to the Insolvency Service calling for it to disqualify the directors of...
Read MoreEmployment rights reforms were included in the Queen’s speech, but are not expected to be included in priorities for parliamentThe government has been accused of betraying some of the lowest paid and most vulnerable...
Read MoreGrant Shapps says it is ‘completely unsustainable’ that Peter Hebblethwaite remains in positionThe boss of P&O Ferries “will have to go”, the transport secretary has told MPs, after the operator...
Read MoreP&O Ferries has resumed cross-Channel sailings for the first time since it sacked nearly 800 seafarersP&O Ferries has resumed cross-Channel sailings for the first time since it sacked nearly 800 seafarers.The vessel...
Read MoreStaff shortages, delays and rising prices are playing havoc with the healthcare, education, farming, hospitality and travel sectors Although the UK no longer faces the threat of lockdowns or intensive care units being imminently...
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