The government will stop companies firing staff on-the-spot, after P&O Ferries “exploited a loophole” in current laws, the transport secretary has
The government will stop companies firing staff on-the-spot, after P&O Ferries “exploited a loophole” in current laws, the transport secretary has said.
Grant Shapps said there would be a “package of measures to make sure that situation is undone” next week after the ferry firm sacked 800 staff and then hired cheaper foreign workers.
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