Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36117455)

Johnson was under pressure on the issue and bought time by saying the government would take action against the company.

The underlying issue here is that UK law is weaker here than some of its European peers which have prevented mass sackings and P&O has exploited this weakness. I'm not sure the finger can be pointed at anyone but the Government with regard to the UK's weaker legislation.

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36117460)

I’m sorry but P&O has well and truly shot that fox.

They broke the law. They knew they were breaking the law. And they’re openly bribing their (ex) employees to try to avoid the consequences. Trying to turn this into a Brexit/EU/Bumbling Boris story is just silly.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36117461)

Why are you resorting to strawmen, Chris? I've not mentioned Brexit or the EU on this thread as they're not relevant. :confused:

This is about the difference in countries' national laws and P&O exploiting the weaker UK laws in an unscrupulous manner.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36117461)

Why are you resorting to strawmen, Chris? I've not mentioned Brexit or the EU on this thread as they're not relevant. :confused:

This is about the difference in countries' national laws and P&O exploiting the weaker UK laws in an unscrupulous manner.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36117461)

Why are you resorting to strawmen, Chris? I've not mentioned Brexit or the EU on this thread as they're not relevant. :confused:

This is about the difference in countries' national laws and P&O exploiting the weaker UK laws in an unscrupulous manner.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36117464)

No, it’s not, Andrew. We could have had tougher rules in place and they would have broken them too. They are willing to pay heavy fines because it will be worth it in the long run.

It’s a bit like saying that because so many cars are exceeding the 30mph speed limit, we need a 20mph speed limit.

Originally Posted by Julian (Post 36117463)

Can you provide evidence that our laws are weaker please?

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36117476)

What heavy fines are you referring to? They're paying enhanced redundancy to their ex-workforce but I'm not aware of any fines they've incurred.

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Please see this article
https://www.thelocal.fr/20220318/why...rench-workers/

Originally Posted by Julian (Post 36117485)

Thanks but needs a subscription

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36117490)

That's strange, I could access it ok.

Originally Posted by Julian (Post 36117485)

Thanks but needs a subscription

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36117498)

I dont think it does, I could access it ok (after dealing with the ever annoying cookies pop-up).

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36117555)

A P&O Ferries ship is being held in Northern Ireland because it is "unfit to sail", nine days after the company sacked 800 workers without notice. The European Causeway had been held in Larne over "failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training", the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-...20(MCA)%20said.

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36117557)

Oh dear. That's bound to increase customer confidence eh :D