Anyone using P and O Ferries this summer?

[life on mars]

The majority of people (not all) will vote with their pocket and this will all be forgotten about in a few months time.

Surely not the socalist they are always true to the cause , I can tell you now I won't board a P & O vessel , I do like a cheap pint though in Spoons alongside many like-minded raging socialists .

[life on mars]

Would EU employment laws have prevented this?

No it's ironic many employers were doing this by taking advantage of free movement in order to go over the heads of British workers and bus in much cheaper foreign workers

[Citizen's Nephew]

Is this thread going to moved too?

[The Bloop]

Aren't some of those countries in Europe ????

Good spot, but the employees aren't employed by a boat.

[Rjk]

https://twitter.com/snigskitchen/sta...qj9XYgDvQ&s=19

[MacAdder]

Even Tory MP'S are in rage about this .

This is about a nasty company finding a loophole.

No right minded person thinks it is right whoever they vote for .

It's got bugger all to do with Brexit , Evil Boris , or Scum Tories it's about a company that was once decent ,been taking over by some ****witt that had some standing in the world once but has now fallen from grace, and no longer has any decency

So a bit like "Evil Boris" then

[chrisp_1927]

No it's ironic many employers were doing this by taking advantage of free movement in order to go over the heads of British workers and bus in much cheaper foreign workers

Spot on. Irish ferries did exactly that years ago. If you take a ferry, take stena

[the other bob wilson]

Incredible.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...epts-its-plans

[Mr Soul '68]

Disgraceful behaviour by that company.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60779001

No, I will never ever use them again! Not this coming summer, but in the next year or two I will be taking the van over to France for a holiday. No way will I be using P&O again

[chrisp_1927]

I do wonder if the bigger picture is also being missed here. It's disgusting what the sacked staff have had to put up with , but surely an even bigger question revolves around the fact that this company are still in charge of some of our most vital freight infrastructure. They don't seem to be fit and proper to run british ports, would like to see them pushed out

[Optimistic Nick]

Even Tory MP'S are in rage about this .

This is about a nasty company finding a loophole.

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No it isnt. No loophole. They just did the cost/benefit analysis and decided to drive a coach and horses through the employment law requirements because some halfwit told them that was the best approach

They knew it was wrong and knew the cost, they just figured it was one worth paying. (See also: Putin; sanctions)

They are wrong ( see also: Putin; sanctions). Many b2c business and many b2b businesses are changing the way they do stuff like this. They cost in public perception and reputational damage and increasingly, they actually want to display morality at a corporate level. This cuts across environmental policy, employment,tax strategy etc. It's not just lip service, this sort of thing is embedded in corporate culture in a way that it just wasn't a decade ago.