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P&O Ferries boss admits firm broke law over sackings

Telegraph, 24 Mar 2022
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The chief executive of P&O Ferries has admitted to MPs that a decision to sack 800 workers last week without consulting the unions broke the law.

In his first public appearance since the sackings a week ago, Peter Hebblethwaite told MPs on the Commons business and transport committees there was "absolutely no doubt" that under employment law the ferry operator was required to consult unions before pushing ahead with the mass sackings.

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