Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Admits Breaking Law by Firing 800 UK Staff Without Notice

Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Admits Breaking Law by Firing 800 UK Staff Without Notice
A P&O ferry remains moored at the Port of Dover in Kent, southeast England. Gareth Fuller/PA
Alexander Zhang
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A Dubai-owned ferry firm has admitted that it broke the law when it fired 800 UK-based staff with no notice.

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.