Company ‘will not be able to rush inexperienced crew through training’, says transport secretary
“I will not compromise the safety of these vessels and P&O will not be able to rush inexperienced crew through training,” the cabinet minister tweeted.should resign after his “brazen” and “breathtaking” comments about “knowingly breaking the law”.The chief executive of P&O Ferries, Peter Hebblethwaite, admitted the company broke employment law when it sacked 800 workers without notice last week in order to replace its crews with cheaper agency workers.
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