Originally posted by SueEllen
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P&O Ferries goes under (or not)
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Blame an idiot: https://news.sky.com/story/po-ferrie...-says-12572920“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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I heard something on the radio this morning that because the boats aren't UK registered and the companies the crew/staff were employed by are also not UK registered (Channel Islands IIRC) then they haven't done anything wrong. I was half asleep, dozing through the Today programme so some verification is needed.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostI heard something on the radio this morning that because the boats aren't UK registered and the companies the crew/staff were employed by are also not UK registered (Channel Islands IIRC) then they haven't done anything wrong. I was half asleep, dozing through the Today programme so some verification is needed."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostBlame an idiot: https://news.sky.com/story/po-ferrie...-says-12572920A change in the law signed off by former Conservative minister Chris Grayling cleared the way for P&O Ferries to legally sack 800 staff last week without telling the government, a leading maritime lawyer has told Sky News.
Legislation to protect employees in the UK was amended by Mr Grayling in 2018 so that the secretary of state does not have to be notified of mass redundancies on ships registered overseas."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Seems it's ok to break the law now if it's going to be too difficult to stick to it. Hopefully, P&O don't find too many safety laws difficult to stick to.
P&O row: Boss squirms in grilling by MPs as he admits firm 'chose' to break the law | Daily Mail OnlineComment
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostSeems it's ok to break the law now if it's going to be too difficult to stick to it. Hopefully, P&O don't find too many safety laws difficult to stick to.
P&O row: Boss squirms in grilling by MPs as he admits firm 'chose' to break the law | Daily Mail Online…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Did you notice they had 4 sets of crew per vessel before, luckily they can now get away with 2 sets of crew. So 800 crew become 400 and they get to spend more hours working in this exciting new multilingual multi skill level environment!
How soon before we have a herald of free enterprise style tragedy on our hands?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostDid you notice they had 4 sets of crew per vessel before, luckily they can now get away with 2 sets of crew. So 800 crew become 400 and they get to spend more hours working in this exciting new multilingual multi skill level environment!
How soon before we have a herald of free enterprise style tragedy on our hands?"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
Luckily on some routes other operators are available....
Also P&O do something like 15% of UK freight imports all those Polish trucks get here somehow. They are off for a few weeks I wonder how shop stocks will fare?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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