Nautilus International, the union for maritime professionals have said the government’s code of practice on fire and rehire does not go far enough.
Nautilus Director of Organising Martyn Gray said: “Fire and rehire is a coercive practice used by employers to unilaterally weaken their employees’ terms and conditions, deliberately bypassing consultation with recognised unions.
“Our message is simple: fire and rehire must be outlawed, nothing less is acceptable.
“Shortly after the public outrage of P&O Ferries mass-sacking in March 2022, the UK government announced it would take a series of actions to ensure this could never happen again.
“While this code of practice would have increased the cost to P&O Ferries for carrying out their egregious actions, it would not have stopped it.
“This code of practice, put simply, does not meet the government’s own standard of ensuring another P&O Ferries cannot happen again.”
