The chief executive of P&O Ferries, Peter Hebblethwaite, is stepping down three years after sparking outrage by sacking nearly 800 workers and replacing them with cheaper agency staff.
The chief executive of P&O Ferries, Peter Hebblethwaite, is stepping down three years after sparking outrage by sacking nearly 800 workers and replacing them with cheaper agency staff.
MPs are raising concerns over P&O Ferries’ financial stability, despite the company providing written assurance that it has sufficient funds to continue operating, according to a report by ITV.
DP World, the owner of P&O, has paused a £1bn expansion of one of the UK’s largest container ports following criticism from government officials over the ferry company’s employment tactics.
Following the dismissal of 800 seafarers two weeks ago, a criminal investigation was opened against P&O Ferries.
UK Ministers have warned Dubai’s P&O Ferries owner that it is now at risk of its participation in the Government’s flagship freeport scheme. This warning comes after P&O Ferries fired