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.
The government has instructed train operators to retract their plans for a widespread shutdown of ticket offices at stations across England, announced Transport Secretary Mark Harper, following the transportation watchdog’s
As the Government tries to reduce cost-of-living pressures, train tickets will be reduced by up to half.
Following the dismissal of 800 seafarers two weeks ago, a criminal investigation was opened against P&O Ferries.