P&O crews' 144 round trips before time off
Daily Mirror|March 23, 2022
AGENCY crew hired by P&O Ferries to replace axed staff face “up to 144 round trips” before getting time off, it was claimed.
GRAHAM HISCOTT
P&O crews' 144 round trips before time off

The Rail, Maritime, and Transport workers’ union warned of “profound safety issues”, adding a new crew on £1.80 an hour “will be inexperienced”.

It said ex-staff on the Dover to Calais route used to do 18 round trips a week before a week’s paid rest.

But agency crew may do up to eight weeks at a time.

This story is from the March 23, 2022 edition of Daily Mirror.

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