What's going on with P&O Ferries?

silverwhistle

I'm not sure I want to listen to too many ministers expressing crocodile tears about employment law which allows these actions. That said, I understand that UK employment law does apply, they are not redundant, consultation processes have not been observed and the prospect of unfair dismissal decisions is strong.

They wouldn't allow such actions in the US, and I can't imagine Brittany ferries ever replacing their staff with cheaper overseas staff, whether from legal action or long term industrial action.

Given the strategic importance of the ferry links to the UK you'd have thought that there might be some plans for disruptions such as bankruptcy, although the experience of Grayling contracting with a paper company with no ships doesn't fill one with much confidence.

photome

they claimed furlough of 15 million in 2020 and also paid out 270 million in dividends the same year. !!!!!!

Spendless

Left not knowing what to do. Daughter and friend were due to go on P & O ferry Hull - Rotterdam, to visit Amsterdam  at end of the month as treat for her 19th birthday. If running we need to sort the girls out with covid tests so they can go but might be throwing more money after bad, if things get cancelled.  We hadn't taken holiday insurance out at the time we booked - our fault. 

Westin

Spendless said:

Left not knowing what to do. Daughter and friend were due to go on P & O ferry Hull - Rotterdam, to visit Amsterdam  at end of the month as treat for her 19th birthday. If running we need to sort the girls out with covid tests so they can go but might be throwing more money after bad, if things get cancelled.  We hadn't taken holiday insurance out at the time we booked - our fault. 

Would your daughter and friends still want to go with this disgraceful company after the way they are trying to ride rough shot over their British staff?

Spendless

Westin said:

Spendless said:

Left not knowing what to do. Daughter and friend were due to go on P & O ferry Hull - Rotterdam, to visit Amsterdam  at end of the month as treat for her 19th birthday. If running we need to sort the girls out with covid tests so they can go but might be throwing more money after bad, if things get cancelled.  We hadn't taken holiday insurance out at the time we booked - our fault. 

Would your daughter and friends still want to go with this disgraceful company after the way they are trying to ride rough shot over their British staff?

Well she's a teenager and it was bought and paid for for her birthday. She'd still like her birthday trip and we'd prefer not to lose money. Would I book again, no.

Voyager2002

Surely this has only happened because the British staff were overpaid. We need to align our costs with global standards if our businesses are to become world class. Brexit should mean that all businesses are free to do this, and all of us are free to buy shares in the companies that benefit from a reduction in costs.

GingerTim

Voyager2002 said:

Surely this has only happened because the British staff were overpaid. We need to align our costs with global standards if our businesses are to become world class. Brexit should mean that all businesses are free to do this, and all of us are free to buy shares in the companies that benefit from a reduction in costs.

According to Johnson, Sunak et al, Brexit was supposed to lead to a 'high wage economy' not to lower wages...

giraffe69

"They wouldn't allow such actions in the US"

Didn't Reagan sack all the air traffic controllers when they went on strike in the early 80's?

Brie

I can't blame any of the employees facing losing their jobs for staging a protest.  Imagine getting a message like that contrary to the laws of the land in which they live (no matter where the ships are registered) and then being faced with police ready to arrest anyone who says boo!  Those who aren't on board currently have possessions which they have been told they are not allowed to collect so those who are on board are facing criminal charges for taking a stand.

There should be a law against being greedy and the culprits (aka those in charge of P&O) should be thrown in jail or out of the country without the benefit of taking their possessions!

Voyager2002

Brie said:

I can't blame any of the employees facing losing their jobs for staging a protest.  Imagine getting a message like that contrary to the laws of the land in which they live (no matter where the ships are registered) and then being faced with police ready to arrest anyone who says boo!  Those who aren't on board currently have possessions which they have been told they are not allowed to collect so those who are on board are facing criminal charges for taking a stand.

There should be a law against being greedy and the culprits (aka those in charge of P&O) should be thrown in jail or out of the country without the benefit of taking their possessions!

That sounds like communism!