800 Workers to be sacked :P&O Ferries suspends sailings ahead of ‘major announcement’
 

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-41456941.html



People have all been told to get of
the Ferry right now


LBC News

it's a bit weird to dump all their passengers when they are announcing a strategy for the long term viability of the company

Yes very wrong.
But I assume some take over or something
or bankrupt?

The Times Paper
has just reported all UK staff to be Sacked.

A Cheaper Foreign work force is ready to Take Over



Just reported on BBC2HD Politics Live.


No Official Announcement yet




P&O is owned by DP World Logistics Dubai

i haven't used the ferry since the tunnel opened and this won't persuade me otherwise

But to Sack all workers
on the spot?

i would boycott them, it's disgusting if true

Grant Shapps MP
Transport Sec.

Must now make a Statement.

If it is true
it will go Front Page

No Warning
in the start of a trading day
how Evil

Kizzy
they must be using outside UK laws/

Think they are based in Dubai, this is disgusting, they should be boycotted

P&O Ferries has paused its services "in preparation for a company announcement" later on Thursday.

The ferry operator said it was not going into liquidation but all ferries had been instructed to stay in port.

Union RMT urged the firm to protect jobs amid speculation that hundreds of crewmembers could "be sacked and replaced with foreign labour".

As a result some sailings scheduled for today have been cancelled, with passengers told to use other companies.

P&O services scheduled today include 14 between Dover and Calais, three between Liverpool and Dublin and seven between Larne in County Antrim and Cairnryan in Dumfries and Galloway.

The union said it has instructed members to stay on board their vessels once they have docked or risk being "locked out" of their jobs.

"We are digging in for the long-haul. We are determined to fight," RMT spokesperson Geoff Martin said.

A seafaring P&O employee told the BBC his colleagues onboard have refused to disembark and are instead "in their cabins refusing to work".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60779001

Yes,
P&O is owned by DP World Logistics Dubai



Because of Covid
they are in debt
and have to Sack all worker right now

[The union said it has instructed members to stay
on board their vessels once they have docked
or risk being "locked out" of their jobs.]


Yes the Union trying hard to stop
the Fast Sackings.


But the Dubai based company
does not want to go under
so get sacked

[DP World is a company owned by
the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates,
via a holding company.
This holding company is under the
direct control of the Ruler of Dubai,
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
who is also Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE.]

I haven't read up on this as yet, on nights last night. Is it a bankruptcy issue? If these people are contracted staff surely they can't be sacked?

Very fishy :/

Ah right.... so does this have something to do with Boris and his oil negotiations?

*gut instinct

No, Johnson is not aware of this.

[How many employees does DP World have?
Our dedicated, diverse and professional team
of more than 56,000 employees from
140 nationalities are committed to
delivering unrivalled value to
our customers and partners]

From Google search

[What DP World stands for?
Image result for DP World Logistics
It specialises in cargo logistics,
port terminal operations,
maritime services and free trade zones.
Formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Authority
and Dubai Ports International,
DP World handles 70 million containers
that are brought in by around
70,000 vessels annually ]

They must give up their jobs
to save the company.


Much cheaper, no union needed,
workers are ready to take over

['A betrayal': Fears of mass redundancies
as P&O Ferries cancels all sailings
All ships have been asked to discharge their
passengers and cargo and "standby for further instructions",
but one union has told its members to stay onboard.]


https://news.sky.com/story/p-o-ferri...ement-12568327

This is the Transport Secretary
to deal with.



Grant
get moving man

i think people in the uk or much more likely to boycott a company that behaves like this now than they would have been previously.