Crack down on ‘fire and rehire’ practices

Plans for a new statutory code will crack down on unscrupulous employers that use controversial dismissal tactics courts to be given power to apply a 25% uplift to an employee’s compensation in certain circumstances if an employer doesn’t follow the new Code Business Secretary Grant Shapps: “Our new code will crack down on firms mistreating … Continue reading Crack down on ‘fire and rehire’ practices →

P&O Ferries update

The Insolvency Service has provided an update following its urgent enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the redundancies made by P&O Ferries on 17th March 2022. An Insolvency Service spokesperson said: “After a full and robust criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the employees who were made redundant by P&O Ferries, we have concluded that we … Continue reading P&O Ferries update →

Measures announced to ensure that all UK ferry operators pay the national minimum wage and ferries are seaworthy.

new powers mandating ferries operating in and out of the UK pay national minimum wage‘minimum wage corridors’ to be explored with like-minded countries to ensure workers are paid an agreed minimum wageTransport Secretary calls on Insolvency Service to disqualify P&O Ferries Chief Executive The UK government announced a suite of new measures on 30th March … Continue reading Measures announced to ensure that all UK ferry operators pay the national minimum wage and ferries are seaworthy. →