P&O Ferries still paying crew less than £5 / hour despite government wage pledge | ITV News

P&O Ferries continues to pay some of its crew less than half the UK minimum wage thanks to a gap in legal protection for seafarers, which the government promised to close. On March 17, 2022, the company sacked 786 of its staff without warning and replaced them with agency workers who it said earned an average hourly rate of £5.50 an hour. P&O admitted it had broken employment law by failing to consult the unions but insisted it had no choice as it needed to save money to avoid bankruptcy. At the time, the company’s actions were widely condemned. Read more on this story at the ITV News website here: https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-18/p-and-o-ferries-paying-crew-under-5-an-hour-after-government-pledged-minimum-wage • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/