PO Ferries protest
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UK prime minister Boris Johnson said the actions of P&O looked like “criminal activity” – just hours after the DP World-owned ferry line offered a £36.5m ($48m) ’hush-money’ package to the 786 seafaring personnel it sacked last week.

The pay-out is not, apparently, compelled by any mechanism of UK labour law, as P&O Ferries claims its workforce is exempt.

However, it is understood the recipients will be required to sign non-disclosure agreements, demanding they not disparage the company in the wake of ...

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