P&O to pay £36.5m compensation to sacked crew members

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P&O to pay £36.5m compensation to sacked crew members
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Union boss slams announcement as ‘actions of a bully’

It claimed the announcement represented “the biggest compensation package” in maritime history. However, the RMT union slammed P&O’s announcement as the “actions of a bully”, and said the payments only amounted to what staff were contractually entitled to.

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