Britain’s ports chief has welcomed the renewed scrutiny on employment rules and standards in seafaring, but has warned ports can’t be expected to enforce rules banning ferry firms that don’t pay minimum wage.
Richard Ballantyne, chief executive of the British Ports Association, said the idea – touted by transport secretary Grant Shapps on Wednesday in response to the P&O Ferries scandal – would likely be "unworkable".
Shapps said the government would lay new legislation forcing ferry firms operating to and from the UK to pay minimum wage, addressing the legal loophole between UK and International Maritime Law.
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