P&O have Peed & Offed

[mjr]

Anyone planning to use a P&O Ferry to start a tour might want to make alternative arrangements, especially if you're going this weekend. No-one seems quite sure when they will restart: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60779001

 

[T4tomo]

They deserve to sink without a trace for what they have done to their staff today.

 

[MontyVeda]

Stated on the news to turn up and the port and another carrier will honour the crossing.

 

[cougie uk]

Awful behaviour. And would you want to travel with them - how do you know the ship is safe with agency staff running it ?

 

[Julia9054]

Awful behaviour. And would you want to travel with them - how do you know the ship is safe with agency staff running it ?

Boats make me nervous at the best of times. Just booked my Hull Rotterdam ferry yesterday. Typical!

 

[wiggydiggy]

They deserve to sink without a trace for what they have done to their staff today.

As someone that's gone through redundancy at zero notice or expectation I can relate. Awful behavior.

Local news Hull: P&O Ferries sacks 800 staff by video

 

[Brandane]

I worked for P&O cargo division at sea, from 1978 tob1981. Thoroughly enjoyed my time with them, but that was then and this is now. They weren't owned by Dubai oil sheikhs in the 70's for starters.

Trying hard to avoid politics here, but my understanding is that in the UK it is illegal to make any worker redundant if their job still exists. Obviously, in this case, bringing in agency workers shows that the jobs DO still exist.

However, are any of P&O's ships still registered in the UK? I think at least some of them are flying under flags of convenience, e.g. Nassau, Bahamas. In that case, do UK employment rules apply? Probably not....

 

[jowwy]

However, are any of P&O's ships still registered in the UK? I think at least some of them are flying under flags of convenience, e.g. Nassau, Bahamas. In that case, do UK employment rules apply? Probably not....

Thats exactly what i said to my partner earlier when she questioned the decision and asked about employees rights……

 

[Brandane]

Thats exactly what i said to my partner earlier when she questioned the decision and asked about employees rights……

Just been checking...
The 2 ferries that operate between Stranraer and Larne are registered in Nassau, Bahamas.
The 2 newest ferries on the Dover/Calais run are registered in Cyprus. They are named Spirit of France, and ironically, Spirit of Britain.
Not sure about their other ferries, but doubt very much that they will be British registered.

 

[markemark]

It was a commercial decision. It is clearly easier to sack U.K. staff as oppposed to their French counterparts whom none have been sacked.

This will save them lots of money to keep their business afloat. However I suspect the huge amount of badwill will hurt their profit. It all depends on how much the country cares and how long we remember

 

[classic33]

Just been checking...
The 2 ferries that operate between Stranraer and Larne are registered in Nassau, Bahamas.
The 2 newest ferries on the Dover/Calais run are registered in Cyprus. They are named Spirit of France, and ironically, Spirit of Britain.
Not sure about their other ferries, but doubt very much that they will be British registered.

Don't think there's any ferry sailing from the UK registered in the UK at present.

 

[Salty seadog]

I worked for P&O cargo division at sea, from 1978 tob1981. Thoroughly enjoyed my time with them, but that was then and this is now. They weren't owned by Dubai oil sheikhs in the 70's for starters.

Trying hard to avoid politics here, but my understanding is that in the UK it is illegal to make any worker redundant if their job still exists. Obviously, in this case, bringing in agency workers shows that the jobs DO still exist.

However, are any of P&O's ships still registered in the UK? I think at least some of them are flying under flags of convenience, e.g. Nassau, Bahamas. In that case, do UK employment rules apply? Probably not....

They now sail under the Cypriot flag.

 

[figbat]

“P&O has said that those sacked will be compensated for the lack of notice with "enhanced compensation packages".”

Edit: I note the interchangeable use of “sacked” and “redundant” across various media reports.

 

[Andy in Germany]

They were one of the ways to visit my parents in York without faffing about in London, but it looks it's back to Eurostar, as I'm not keen on supporting this, especially as they managed to pay a massive dividend last year according to the article.

I was hoping to take a bike next time as well...

 

[KnittyNorah]

From the BBC webpage

the company had told him it will be suspending services for "a week to 10 days while they locate new crew" on the Dover to Calais, Larne to Cairnryan, Dublin to Liverpool and Hull to Rotterdam routes.

I very much hope the service is suspended for much, much longer than that - due to the great difficulty in their ability to locate new passengers ...