{"id":143441,"date":"2024-03-19T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/po-ferries-still-paying-crew-less-than-5-hour-despite-government-wage-pledge-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T00:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:01:20","slug":"po-ferries-still-paying-crew-less-than-5-hour-despite-government-wage-pledge-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/po-ferries-still-paying-crew-less-than-5-hour-despite-government-wage-pledge-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"P&amp;O Ferries still paying crew less than \u00a35 \/ hour despite government wage pledge | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xRQ8YiOSsV8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"P&amp;O Ferries still paying crew less than \u00a35 \/ hour despite government wage pledge | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xRQ8YiOSsV8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>P&amp;O Ferries continues to pay some of its crew less than half the UK minimum wage thanks to a gap in legal protection for seafarers, which the government promised to close.<\/p>\n<p>On March 17, 2022, the company sacked 786 of its staff without warning and replaced them with agency workers who it said earned an average hourly rate of \u00a35.50 an hour.<\/p>\n<p>P&amp;O admitted it had broken employment law by failing to consult the unions but insisted it had no choice as it needed to save money to avoid bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the company\u2019s actions were widely condemned.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on this story at the ITV News website here: https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2024-03-18\/p-and-o-ferries-paying-crew-under-5-an-hour-after-government-pledged-minimum-wage<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>P&amp;O Ferries continues to pay some of its crew less than half the UK minimum wage thanks to a gap in legal protection for seafarers, which the government promised to close. 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