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UK seeks Europe-wide maritime minimum wage after P&O debacle

London (AFP) - The UK government said Wednesday it wants a minimum European wage for maritime workers, after Pamp;O Ferries sacked almost 800 seafarers to replace them with cheaper agency workers.

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Plans to make P&O Ferries 'fundamentally rethink' sackings unveiled by Grant Shapps

The Government will urge ports to refuse access to boats carrying seafarers paid below the minimum wage

Birmingham Post

Grant Shapps unveils plan to make P&O Ferries ‘fundamentally rethink’ sackings

The Cabinet minister set out a series of measures in response to the redundancies.

The Independent UK

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Grant Shapps tells regulator to disqualify ‘unfit to lead’ P&O Ferries boss

Ports will be told to refuse ferries paying below minimum wage – but union says ‘too little, too late’ plan won’t reverse mass sackings

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries is not the first in UK waters to hire low-cost workers

The government has long turned a blind eye to widespread pay abuses by operators working out of UK ports

The Guardian - UK

£38 million Russian superyacht with its own pool seized at Canary Wharf, London

It is the first Russian yacht of its kind to be taken in British waters

Wales Online

UK seize £38m Russian-owned superyacht with 'infinite wine cellar'

The vessel includes an 'infinite wine cellar' and fresh-water swimming pool

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Government vows to clamp down on ‘fire and rehire’ after P&O sackings

New code of practice will have ‘deterrent effect’, says business minister

The Independent UK

Russian-owned £38m superyacht impounded in London

It is the first operation of its kind in UK waters

Wales Online

Johnson warns Putin could ‘twist the knife’ as Russian forces falter

Britain is to step up military support to Ukraine amid fears the Russian president will try to inflict more damage on the country.

The Independent UK

UK seizes superyacht of unknown Russian businessman docked in London

The superyacht, known as Phi, was boarded by UK authorities in Canary Wharf

Evening Standard

UK detains £38m superyacht owned by Russian businessman and docked in London’s Canary Wharf

The luxury vessel was in London for a superyacht awards ceremony

The Independent UK

Mystery Russian superyacht worth £38m seized in London in 'warning to Putin'

UK officials boarded Phi - owned by a Russian businessman - in Canary Wharf, east London, on Tuesday and detained it under sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

P&O Ferries won't reverse decision to illegally sack 800 workers despite Minister's plea

Transport Minister Grant Shapps wrote to P&O Ferries saying it had “one further opportunity to reverse this decision by immediately offering all 800 workers their jobs back”

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Evening Standard

P&O Ferries refuses Grant Shapps’ plea to change decision over sackings

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite claimed the Transport Secretary’s request ‘ignores the situation’s fundamental and factual realities’

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries CEO refuses to hire back 800 fired employees

‘We have made this difficult decision in the knowledge that it would be highly unpopular and, for some, difficult to reconcile,’ writes Peter Hebblethwaite

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries rejects plea from Grant Shapps for U-turn on sackings

Ferry firm’s boss says complying with minister’s request would cause company’s collapse

Insider UK

P&O Ferries refuses plea to reverse sackings

Re-employing the seafaring staff on their previous wages would “deliberately cause the company’s collapse”, says the boss

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Daily Mirror

P&O boss refuses to reinstate 800 sacked staff as row with Government escalates

P&O Ferries chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite insisted the firm would not U-turn on the decision to fire hundreds of seafarers to replace them with cheaper agency staff

Birmingham Post

P&O Ferries boss refuses plea to reverse decision to sack 800 workers

The CEO said re-employing the workers would 'deliberately cause the company's collapse'

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries refuses plea from Grant Shapps to reverse decision to sack workers

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite claimed the Transport Secretary’s request ‘ignores the situation’s fundamental and factual realities’.

Wales Online

P&O boss won't reverse order to sack 800 staff as that would 'collapse company'

Peter Hebblethwaite has told Transport Secretary Grant Shapps he will not reverse the decision

The Guardian - UK

Lebedev criticises Labour as MPs debate releasing security advice behind peerage – as it happened

Latest updates: Peer says opposition criticism of him is based on ‘pure innuendo’; government may be forced to release security advice on Lebedev

The Guardian - UK

Stock markets rally on Russia-Ukraine talks, oil prices dip – as it happened

Investors cheered by signs of progress in peace talks, while UK grocery inflation hits 11-year high amid cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Second P&O ferry is detained over safety concerns after firm sacked 800

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has confirmed that it is holding P&O ferry The Pride of Kent following a safety inspection, after another ferry was detained last Friday

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