Major UK ferry operator fires 800 crew after pausing service
LONDON (AP) — P&O Ferries, one of many largest ferry operators serving the UK, fired 800 crew members with… LONDON (AP) — P&O Ferries, one of many largest ferry operators serving the UK, fired 800 crew members with “instant” impact, saying Thursday that the corporate’s survival is dependent upon “swift and important modifications.’’ The announcement…
LONDON (AP) — P&O Ferries, one of many largest ferry operators serving the UK, fired 800 crew members with…
LONDON (AP) — P&O Ferries, one of many largest ferry operators serving the UK, fired 800 crew members with “instant” impact, saying Thursday that the corporate’s survival is dependent upon “swift and important modifications.’’
The announcement got here shortly after the corporate stated in a press release that it was suspending a lot of its providers for “the following few days” and directing passengers to different ferry operators.
“In its present state, P&O Ferries shouldn’t be a viable enterprise,’’ the assertion stated. “We now have made a 100 million pound loss yr on yr, which has been coated by our mother or father DP World. This isn’t sustainable. Our survival depends on making swift and important modifications now. With out these modifications there isn’t a future for P&O Ferries.’’
A union representing P&O staff, Nautilus Worldwide, suggested staff to remain aboard their vessels “till additional discover.”
“There was no session and no discover given by P&O. Be assured the total sources of Nautilus Worldwide stand able to act in protection of our members,’’ stated general-secretary Mark Dickinson, whose union represents some 20,000 maritime professionals.
“We consider it’s in our members’ finest pursuits to remain on board till additional discover,’’ he added.
The corporate operates ferries between the UK and France, Eire and the Netherlands. P&O, which transports passengers and freight, is owned by Dubai-based logistics big DP World.
The COVID-19 outbreak had prompted the corporate to warn in Might 2020 that round 1,100 staff may lose their jobs as a part of a plan to make the enterprise “viable and sustainable.”
“The information that P&O Ferries is sacking the crew throughout its whole UK fleet is a betrayal of British staff,’’ Dickinson stated. “It’s nothing in need of scandalous on condition that this Dubai-owned firm acquired British taxpayers’ cash throughout the pandemic.”
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