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In tatters. we have had children and family come into the office today in tears. unions have advised effective members on board ferries to stay put. footage emerged of security workers approaching this vessel in the northern irish part of larne. the company, owned by dp world, is blaming the decision on financial challenges. it suffered a drop in business due to the pandemic and has claimed millions in government grants. p&0 said today it wasn't a viable business in its current form and its survival depended on making swift changes now. government ministers have expressed concern. reports of w...

Thank you to the entire team in ukraine. p&0 ferries did break the law when it sacked 800 workers last week without consulting the trade unions. the company's chief executive made the open admission in response to questions from a parliamentary committee at westminster. peter hebblethwaite said he had chosen not to consult because he didn't believe "there was any other way to do it". the staff are being replaced with agency workers, earning an average of £5.50 an hour. mr hebblethwaite told mps that reducing p&0's wage bill was the only way to make the company viable, as our transport corresp...

Have been repeated today. what has angered mps and other people, a range of things. there was an issue of whether the law was broken by not giving enough consultation to the workforce but two other things came up workforce but two other things came up that people not like either. the fairies were flat abroad in cyprus and the bahamas, it was not necessary to give the british government proper notification of p80 government proper notification of p&0 ferries intentions. but what really annoyed the mps was the intention to take on agency staff at £5 50 an hour and the ceo salary is... that figu...

In the uk, p&0 ferries says some of its services from liverpool have resumed, after all ships were called back to port on thursday. hours later, the firm announced 800 staff had been sacked and would be replaced with agency workers. the scottish government says it too is reviewing all publicly—funded contracts with the company. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports. chanting: go, go, p&0! go, go, p&0! protesters let their feelings be known about the sudden dismissal of 800 p&0 staff outside the tory party conference in blackpool. the government really needs to get its act togethe...

Here in dover, and in fact eight across the whole country, the transport secretary grant shapps is insisting on full safety checks. this delay will undoubtedly cost the company money, but it could also have an impact on businesses and passengers alike. one of europe's biggest transportation companies is worried. we are trying to move i all our trucks and trailers with cargoes to other lines, - but we understand every carrier now will do the same. so, we see the lines, - the queues slowly growing. absolute disgrace what's going on. the government has asked the insolvency service to check if dp ...