P&O Ferries.

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Just heard that P&O are returning ferries to port to await an announcement some time today. any ideas? How do you keep an idiot in suspense?


A spokesperson for P&O Ferries said:

“P&O Ferries is not going into liquidation. We have asked all ships to come alongside, in preparation for a company announcement.
 
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According to ITN and Guardian they have sacked all 800 staff and are replacing them with cheap agency workers.
 
On the local news, south, it say,sthat the situation could be quite serious for P&O and some sacked crewmen
are refusing to leave their ships.

We will wait and watch with interest.

Dezi
 
According to some reports, P&O have sacked all their UK onboard workers to replace them with cheaper, foreign labour. Those sacked are none too pleased and so have refused to leave the vessels concerned. In Larne, P&O are alleged to have sent around 'da boys' (aka. a couple of vanloads of security personnel) and the skipper raised the gangway in response, denying them access to the vessel.
I don't know about anyone else, but P&O have just joined my very short list of companies with who I won't do business.
 
GeoffL said:
According to some reports, P&O have sacked all their UK onboard workers to replace them with cheaper, foreign labour. Those sacked are none too pleased and so have refused to leave the vessels concerned. In Larne, P&O are alleged to have sent around 'da boys' (aka. a couple of vanloads of security personnel) and the skipper raised the gangway in response, denying them access to the vessel.
I don't know about anyone else, but P&O have just joined my very short list of companies with who I won't do business.
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Yes, dismissed via a pre recorded video message. Disgusting. I'll certainly not be using them.
 
GeoffL said:
According to some reports, P&O have sacked all their UK onboard workers to replace them with cheaper, foreign labour. Those sacked are none too pleased and so have refused to leave the vessels concerned. In Larne, P&O are alleged to have sent around 'da boys' (aka. a couple of vanloads of security personnel) and the skipper raised the gangway in response, denying them access to the vessel.
I don't know about anyone else, but P&O have just joined my very short list of companies with who I won't do business.
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One of the Captains here in Hull has done the same, citing some maritime law or other
 
I shall not use P&O ever again!

I spoke to someone I bumped into today about the situation. Coincidentally his nephew is, or was, a crew member and had not heard about the situation. Shortly afterwards he received notification of his dismissal.

He was on leave for the week as part of a week on/week off roster. Many of his effects, including his ticket, were on board still. So he was faced with a drive from Gloucestershire to Dover to recover his possessions.

It's disgusting!
 
Further to yesterdays comment,according to this mornings local news P&O
have just committed industrial Hara kiri in full view of everybody.

The future does not look good for the company.

Dezi
 
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