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Jimbuna

03-28-22 12:48 PM

Who is going to blink first?

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The boss of P&O Ferries has been given "one final opportunity" to reemploy sacked staff on their previous salaries by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

In a letter, Mr Shapps again urged Peter Hebblethwaite to reverse his decision to sack 800 seafarers.

If not, he said the government's plans to make it illegal for ferry firms to pay less than the minimum wage, would likely force him to do so.

P&O Ferries said sacking workers was not just about saving money on wages.

"The predicted savings we announced are not solely coming from the reduction in wages, but from removing job duplication and the benefits we will see from increased flexibility," it said.

It said it would welcome the minimum wage rising for all seafaring workers because it would create "a level playing field when it comes to pay and conditions on British ferry routes."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60895833

August

03-28-22 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2800870)

Who is going to blink first?

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It said it would welcome the minimum wage rising for all seafaring workers because it would create "a level playing field when it comes to pay and conditions on British ferry routes."

Sounds like they are calling his bluff. :)

Jimbuna

03-29-22 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by August (Post 2800912)

Sounds like they are calling his bluff. :)

Then they'll probably lose....this government has an eighty seat majority and that usually brings a fair degree of arrogance.

August

03-30-22 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2801026)

Then they'll probably lose....this government has an eighty seat majority and that usually brings a fair degree of arrogance.

Yeah but they welcome the governments move. Where is the leverage?

Jimbuna

03-30-22 10:13 AM

There are rumours their operations licence could be suspended or withdrawn (at the request of the unions) yet the article linked to below makes no mention of it.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...sackings-ferry

August

03-30-22 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2801201)

:hmmm: I wonder, if their operators license is removed or suspended doesn't that make the rest of the company redundant as well?

Jimbuna

03-31-22 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by August (Post 2801272)

:hmmm: I wonder, if their operators license is removed or suspended doesn't that make the rest of the company redundant as well?

Yeah, approximately another 2000 or so.

August

03-31-22 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2801330)

Yeah, approximately another 2000 or so.

Wow! Doesn't sound like a wining strategy to me.

Jimbuna

03-31-22 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by August (Post 2801355)

Wow! Doesn't sound like a wining strategy to me.

Me neither.

Kapitan

03-31-22 03:42 PM

Well i can safely say that if they do pull the operating license we know for a fact that 800 of them cant flood the UK job market

A lot of the officers on P&O are Dutch French and other EU countries I don't think there is that many UK officers on board any more either.

Irish ferries did a similar thing only 2 years ago DFDS have done something similar as have stena in the past.

Jimbuna

04-06-22 12:15 PM

P&O Ferries has said it is preparing to get its Pride of Kent and Spirit of Britain ships back in action on the Dover-Calais route "by next week".

The ferries will need to pass inspections by the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) before services can resume.

There has not yet been any confirmation that the inspections, which can take days, have been booked in.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60993640

Kapitan

04-06-22 01:03 PM

This isnt good for P&O wonder how much they are hemorrhaging per day

deserved though

Jimbuna

04-06-22 01:15 PM

Rgr that :yep:

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