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The government has canceled a contract with P&O Ferries after summarily laying off nearly 800 employees in March.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Home Office said a P&O agreement with the UK Border Force would end “with immediate effect”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “We are reforming the Law of the Sea to prevent companies from exploiting loopholes and to protect workers’ rights.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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P&O Ferries replaced its laid-off employees with foreign agency workers who paid less than minimum wage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Home Office spokesman said: “In response to P&O Ferries’ unacceptable conduct, Border Force has terminated its agreement with P&O to provide emergency travel services to adjacent ports, effective immediately.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • P&O Ferries faces criminal investigations over layoffs<\/li>\n
  • Are the P&O Ferries layoffs legal?<\/li>\n
  • P&O returns passengers en route across the English Channel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    The Department for Transport said it had completed a review of its links with P&O Ferries – which resulted in its only contract identified with the company being terminated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The boss of P&O Ferries recently told the BBC he was “incredibly sorry” for the impact felt by hundreds of laid-off employees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    However, Peter Hebblethwaite insisted the decision was “the way we only thought possible”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The firings in March sparked outrage and prompted calls for Mr Hebblethwaite to resign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The insolvency administration has initiated criminal and civil investigations into the circumstances of the layoffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    P&O Ferries services were suspended following the mass layoffs and several of the company’s ships failed safety inspections before being cleared to resume service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The reduced ferry capacity contributed to the particularly long truck queues on the way to Dover before Easter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Earlier this month, P&O Ferries announced it was resuming passenger crossings from Dover to Calais for the first time since the controversial redundancies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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