P&O Ferries faces a major battle with staff after making all 800 crew redundant, with overseas agency workers said to be waiting in coaches at ports to take over their jobs.
The sacked staff are being urged by union representatives to stay on board vessels at ports including Dover and Hull and pull up gangplanks.
The ferry brand is owned by Dubai’s DP World, which saw profits in the first half of 2021 leap 52% to $475 million, with pre-tax earnings in 2020 reaching $3.3 billion.
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