“I regret to inform you of your dismissal with immediate effect.” This came as a blow to these employees, who learned that they had been fired during the three-minute videoconferencing. On Thursday February 17, 2022, the shipping company P&O Ferry, which connects Calais with Dover, laid off 800 sailors. The British boss explained that P&O had “decided that its ships would now be operated primarily by third party crew”.
employees should be replaced by about a hundred Colombian sailors and about forty temporary workers. Whereas in France no employee will be made redundant. When contacted by Le Monde, a British spokesperson replied: “By making this difficult decision, we are ensuring the future viability of our company, which employs 2,200 people and generates billions of dollars in trade to and from the UK.” allows.”
British Maritime Minister Robert Courts called the dismissal “unacceptable”. Shipping company P&O may have benefited from state aid of up to £10 million and recently paid £270 million in dividends to its shareholders, according to a lawmaker. Already in May 2020, the Dubai-based company had laid off over 1,000 people.
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