UK transport unions have called on the government to offer financial support for the sector after P&O Ferries temporarily laid off around 1,100 workers last week.
The company said it was closing passenger services between the UK, Ireland and continental Europe and converting them to freight-only.
The staff would be “furloughed” into the government’s pay scheme whereby they will continue to receive 80% of their salary.
However, their union, the GMB, warned that …

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