Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Won’t Face Criminal Action Over Sacking of 800 UK Staff

Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Won’t Face Criminal Action Over Sacking of 800 UK Staff
The P&O Ferries vessel Spirit of Britain (R) moored at the Port of Dover in Kent, England, on April 13, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA
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The Dubai-owned company P&O Ferries will not face any criminal action over its decision to sack nearly 800 British workers without notice, the Insolvency Service has said.

P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage on March 17 when it fired 800 seafarers without any prior notice and replaced them with cheaper agency workers, citing £100 million ($132 million) year-on-year loss.