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Suspension of vital cargo routes puts further strain on supply chains – cranking up costs
Workers refused to leave their ships after being told in a pre-recorded three-minute video they were being fired with immediate effect by Stephen Nee, the company's laughably titled 'employee relations' chief.
The company is a major freight carrier on the crucial Dover to Calais route - which handles a third of the goods trade between Britain and the EU.
P&O Ferries is facing calls to repay the millions of pounds in furlough cash and Government grants which were handed out during the pandemic to support staff whom have now been sacked.