Author: BBC

In 2022, P&O Ferries, known for its Dover to Calais route, gained notoriety when it made 786 staff redundant before replacing them with people on lower wages.The move led to a public outcry and prompted the government to create legislation aimed at preventing similar mass sacking happening in the future.On Tuesday, Mr Hebblethwaite told MPs that the agency workers P&O now uses to crew its boats can be paid as little as £4.87 a hour- that includes overtime and bonuses. On average, P&O workers make £5.20 an hour. The chief executive said crew is paid in excess of the minimum…

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