UK Starts Criminal and Civil Probes Into P&O Ferries Job Cuts
Britains insolvency service has started formal criminal and civil investigations into P&O Ferries to look into the companys decision to fire hundreds of workers without notice last month, business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Friday.
The probe comes after P&O Ferries admitted to breaking the law in the manner in which it terminated about 800 staff last month to hire cheaper agency workers, a move that has since caused major backlash from politicians and workers.
I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has initiated both formal criminal and civil investigations into the circumstances surrounding the recent redundancies made by P&O Ferries, Dean Beale, who heads the insolvency service, said in a letter to Kwarteng.
P&O Ferries, which is owned by Dubai-based logistics group DP World, did not immediately respond to Reuters request for a comment on Friday.
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