Fire and Rehire

Part of Transport – in the House of Commons at on 16 May 2024.

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Photo of Mike Kane Mike Kane Shadow Minister (Transport)

The UK minimum wage is £11.44 an hour, but last week, here in Parliament, Peter Hebblethwaite, the chief executive officer of P&O, admitted that it paid seafarers £4.87 an hour. This has been an awful breach of trust. What more will the Minister do to stop companies acting like modern-day pirates of the high seas when it comes to fire and rehire?