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P&O Ferries

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  1. 2022

    P&O Ferries outlines severance offer for redundant staff

    P&O Ferries said 800 redundant staff would be offered a total of £36.5m, with some eligible for more than £100,000. The offer followed the company’s dismissal of workers without warning; unions characterized the package as “pure blackmail and threats.”

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  2. 2022

    P&O Ferries faces protests and boycott calls over job cuts

    P&O Ferries faced protests and boycott calls following the dismissal of 800 workers. The article reports protests against the job cuts and more than 3,000 social-media mentions of #boycottpando in the preceding 24 hours.

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  3. 2022

    P&O Ferries faces backlash after dismissing 800 staff

    P&O Ferries dismissed 800 staff without notice, prompting growing backlash. The company said the decision was necessary for the business to remain viable.

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  4. 2021

    P&O Ferries announces Customs Clearance Service

    P&O Ferries announced a Customs Clearance Service offering customers support with customs clearance requirements.

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  5. 2021

    DFDS and P&O Ferries partner on English Channel freight traffic

    DFDS entered a partnership with competitor P&O Ferries regarding freight traffic across the English Channel. DFDS said Irish Ferries would not be invited to join.

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  6. 2020

    P&O Ferries announces acting CEO succession

    P&O Ferries CEO Janette Bell is handing over the role to short routes managing director David Stretch, who will become acting CEO until further notice.

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  7. 2020

    P&O Ferries criticized over job cuts after furlough support

    P&O Ferries faced criticism from the RMT and Dover’s mayor for announcing job cuts after receiving taxpayer support through the government’s furlough scheme. The company declined to comment further.

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  8. 2020

    P&O announces 1,100 planned job cuts

    P&O Ferries announced plans to make 1,100 staff redundant, including workers on its Dover–Calais, Hull–Zeebrugge and Hull–Rotterdam routes. The announcement drew criticism from the RMT and Dover's mayor, who said it followed the company receiving government support.

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