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[UK] P&O admits paying foreign seafarers below minimum wage

[UK] P&O admits paying foreign seafarers below minimum wage [UK] P&O admits paying foreign seafarers below minimum wage

Mr Hebblethwaite went on to acknowledge that P&O Ferries broke employment law in the way it handled the sackings.
28 Mar 2022
[UK] Chancellor attempts to cushion cost of living blow with tax cuts

[UK] Chancellor attempts to cushion cost of living blow with tax cuts [UK] Chancellor attempts to cushion cost of living blow with tax cuts

In his half-yearly budget update, Mr Sunak set out plans to inject about £17.6billion ($23.2billion) into the economy in the...
25 Mar 2022
[UK] Key ways the Government can ‘clean up’ the umbrella sector

[UK] Key ways the Government can ‘clean up’ the umbrella sector [UK] Key ways the Government can ‘clean up’ the umbrella sector

Since the roll-out of the Off-payroll legislation, the industry has seen a rise in the proliferation of disguised remuneration schemes...
24 Mar 2022
[UK] P&O are paying just £1.82 an hour to foreign staff replacing UK crew

[UK] P&O are paying just £1.82 an hour to foreign staff replacing UK crew [UK] P&O are paying just £1.82 an hour to foreign staff replacing UK crew

Mike Lynch - RMT general secretary - has called the figure “a shocking exploitation’ of seafarers.”
21 Mar 2022
[UK] Unions declare P&O’s mass sackings ‘a scandalous betrayal’

[UK] Unions declare P&O’s mass sackings ‘a scandalous betrayal’ [UK] Unions declare P&O’s mass sackings ‘a scandalous betrayal’

It is believed that the company plans to use agency staff to operate its ships.
18 Mar 2022
[Scotland] Vulnerable claimants won’t have stress of benefit reviews

[Scotland] Vulnerable claimants won’t have stress of benefit reviews [Scotland] Vulnerable claimants won’t have stress of benefit reviews

Vulnerable Scots will be eligible for an “indefinite award” under the Adult Disability Payment (ADP).
18 Mar 2022
[UK] Record number of workers on payroll but wage growth can’t keep up with inflation

[UK] Record number of workers on payroll but wage growth can’t keep up with inflation [UK] Record number of workers on payroll but wage growth can’t keep up with inflation

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the total for those on a payroll system rose by 275,000 between January...
18 Mar 2022
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