P and O ferries in big trouble

[bobk]

All sailings cancelled today ahead of announcement this afternoon

Outrage and no ferries after mass P&O sackings

The company confirms it will not run services "for the next few days" after abruptly sacking 800 staff.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JeepJeep]

 

[bobk]

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More to do with the fact everyone is avoiding Calais like the plague

 

[beardface]

Maybe they've just had the monthly fuel bill

 

[caveman]

Just been announced that they are sacking all of their employees and hiring in foreign agency staff.
Suggestion is that they are able to do so under maritime law?

 

[czechmate]

More to do with the fact everyone is avoiding Calais like the plague

And you last booked a ferry.......?

Britannia are a boat down and it’s causing chaos with folk trying to find places

 

[bobk]

And you last booked a ferry.......?

Britannia are a boat down and it’s causing chaos with folk trying to find places

2006 , wouldn't consider a ferry .

 

[beardface]

Just been announced that they are sacking all of their employees and hiring in foreign agency staff.
Suggestion is that they are able to do so under maritime law?

I'd set fire to the boat. Only way they'd get me off if I were in the current staffs position. I certainly wouldn't want to board a P and O ferry that's maned by "cheap" foreign labour. Look at that ferry disaster in Italy the captain was actually Italian!

 

[bobk]

I'd set fire to the boat. Only way they'd get me off if I were in the current staffs position. I certainly wouldn't want to board a P and O ferry that's maned by "cheap" foreign labour. Look at that ferry disaster in Italy the captain was actually Italian!

Eurotunnel will be next

 

[ollie989898]

Another example of fudge you capitalism. Nothing but corporate greed. Fudge off 800 workers and replace with cheap. Absolute disgrace.

 

[Martin Holden]

Another example of fudge you capitalism. Nothing but corporate greed. Fudge off 800 workers and replace with cheap. Absolute disgrace.

Maybe but their losses through lockdowns and restricted travel hurt them and all cross channel operatives very badly indeed. there is still lots of fright coming across the lake so it isn't dead. Whether the summer traffic this year will be back to usual levels remains to be seen. Interest rate rise again today will start to bite people in the pocket

 

[ollie989898]

Maybe but their losses through lockdowns and restricted travel hurt them and all cross channel operatives very badly indeed. there is still lots of fright coming across the lake so it isn't dead. Whether the summer traffic this year will be back to usual levels remains to be seen. Interest rate rise again today will start to bite people in the pocket

P&O Ferries to cut 1,100 jobs – but owner to pay out £270m in dividends

DP World, which sought £150m in government aid, says it is legally obliged to pay dividend ‘announced pre-Covid-19’

www.theguardian.com

My heart bleeds. Company that owns P and O made over 1 billion in profit from only 6 billion of turnover. Then shells out 270 million in dividends not months after asking the UK government for 150m in covid support.

It's fudge you capitalism.

 

[bobk]

Maybe but their losses through lockdowns and restricted travel hurt them and all cross channel operatives very badly indeed. there is still lots of fright coming across the lake so it isn't dead. Whether the summer traffic this year will be back to usual levels remains to be seen. Interest rate rise again today will start to bite people in the pocket

Also £2 a litre fuel and a pig ignorant french president

Go to Spain .

 

[czechmate]

Also £2 a litre fuel and a pig ignorant french president

Go to Spain .

helluva detour to Slovenia

plus, you are soooo funny, I must admit I don’t care what price fuel
Is by my daughter seems a bit obsessed about it so we are comparing every week.
always less here

 

[bobk]

helluva detour to Slovenia

plus, you are soooo funny, I must admit I don’t care what price fuel
Is by my daughter seems a bit obsessed about it so we are comparing every week.
always less here

Yes, but you use 3 x more in france

 

[7610 super q]

How have they managed to suddenly find 800 replacements ?

 

[arcobob]

Just been announced that they are sacking all of their employees and hiring in foreign agency staff.
Suggestion is that they are able to do so under maritime law?

Ukrainians available no doubt

 

[czechmate]

How have they managed to suddenly find 800 replacements ?

i wondered that?

 

[czechmate]

Yes, but you use 3 x more in france

juat because the country is 3 x bigger you don’t HAVE to drive three times further

 

[caveman]

Ukrainians available no doubt

Probably more oriental than that.