The RMT, which represented many of the staff fired without notice, said the replacements for the 800 sacked employees are being paid as little as £1.81 per hour.
‘The way that the package has been structured is pure blackmail and threats – that if staff do not sign up and give away their jobs and their legal right to take the company to an employment tribunal, they will receive a fraction of the amount put to them.
‘This is totally unacceptable and RMT will continue to campaign for our members to be reinstated at P&O and for better employment laws to protect all British workers.’supports HTML5 videoMr Hebblethwaite has been invited to attend an evidence session jointly held by the Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Transport Committees on Thursday March 24, which will examine what options are available to the Government and the workers who have lost their jobs.
‘This shocking story has raised questions about UK employment law, safety practices, the support of this business through a pandemic and the redress available. A BEIS spokesman said on Tuesday: ‘We have received a response to the Business Secretary’s letter to P&O and are reviewing their explanations.
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