P&O Ferries boss admitted paying crew as low as £4.87/hour amid firing controversy.

The P&O Ferries boss, Peter Hebblethwaite, admitted to paying some of his crew as little as £4.87 per hour, while he himself earned over £500,000 last year. He faced questions over the company's decision to fire hundreds of workers without notice and replace them with agency staff. Hebblethwaite stated that the company would not make the same decision again and maintained that the workers were not being exploited.

May 07, 2024
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