The boss of P&O ferries has admitted to MPs that the company broke the law by sacking 800 workers without consultation. symeonbrown reports.
The boss of P&O ferries has admitted the company broke the law by sacking 800 workers without consultation, saying “no union would accept our proposal”.
Peter Hebblethwaite told MPs at a Commons hearing that new agency workers were being paid an average of just £5.50 an hour, insisting this was allowed under international maritime rules. Unions described his comments as “scandalous”, saying he had admitted breaking the law and would do it again.
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