The P&O Ferries boss has told MSPs he has “no plans to step down” amid an outcry over the layoff of 800 staff.
The company laid off the seafarers – including 39 in Scotland – to be replaced by agency workers.
Labor MP Monica Lennon told Peter Hebblethwaite he was a “failure of a CEO” and possibly “the most hated man in Britain”.
He said the “very difficult decision” was the only way to keep the company afloat and save thousands of jobs.
Appearing before a Holyrood committee, Mr Hebblethwaite apologized to the laid-off staff and their families, but said: “I have to go through with this and get this business back on its feet.”
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