Peter Hebblethwaite, CEO of P&O Ferries, faced scrutiny during a Parliamentary Committee session for the stark disparity in wages within the company. Hebblethwaite, who earns a £325,000 salary and a £183,000 bonus annually, admitted that some crew members are paid as little as £4.87 per hour, a rate he acknowledged he could not live on. This admission comes amidst previous claims by P&O that they did not recognize these low pay rates when reported by media. The RMT union and other critics have condemned Hebblethwaite's management and the company's employment practices, highlighting the financial and ethical issues involved.
Today, the boss of P&O Ferries admitted crew earn as little as £4.87 an hour. When ITV News and the Guardian reported this two months ago, P&O Ferries insisted “we do not recognise the pay rates that you are referencing.” Business and Economics Editor @ITVJoel reports… https://t.co/paac6gxLSZ
Boss of P&O Ferries admits paying crew as little as £4.87 per hour via @ITVJoel @RMTunion https://t.co/0xDO3ZJQBg
Boss of P&O Ferries admits paying crew as little as £4.87 per hour, ITV News Business and Economics Editor @ITVJoel reports https://t.co/keoYgTQQi8
P&O boss admits he couldn't live on £4.87 an hour crew pay https://t.co/Sa763MROrt
P&O Ferries boss asked if he is ‘modern-day pirate’ for paying staff £4.87 an hour https://t.co/GbZIKIhIKt
The boss of law-breaking P&O Ferries says he couldn't live on the £4.87p/h they pay their workers. He earned half a million pound last year. We need a government that stands up to corporate greed. And if you're a worker, join a union. It's the best way to defend your interests.
The boss of P&O Ferries - known for its fire-and-rehire of nearly 800 workers - has said he could not live on the less than £5-per-hour some of his staff are paid ⬇️ Read more https://t.co/nsQ63kIPhS
P&O Ferries CEO is asked why crew are only being paid £4.87 an hour while he is paid over half a million a year. https://t.co/w4a7fxvr1z
Mick Lynch @RMTunion slams P&O Ferries CEO who admits some staff paid under £5 an hour, during committee grilling https://t.co/yxZlLi0Hos
P&O Ferries boss admits he couldn't live on £4.87 hourly wage paid to some workers https://t.co/lIqRDpdjAm
It’s a disgrace that the Tory Government has allowed these practices to continue P&O Ferries CEO, who earned over Half a Million pounds a year, admits that he couldn't live on the £4.87 an hour some of its crew are paid @RMTunion @BBCNews https://t.co/iJxzFKn941
The boss of P&O Ferries has admitted he could not live on the £4.87 an hour some of its crew are paid, he told MPs. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/NKhuCFanjW
Peter Hebblethwaite @POFerries CEO paid a £183,000 bonus for his ‘amazing job’ (copyright DP World) for sacking hundreds of UK #seafarers to slash company costs & boost profits. …Very telling no Tory MP’s turned up & Hebblethwaite admitted he couldn’t live on £4.87 an hour🫰 https://t.co/f39tCLJd3G
P&O boss should be in the dock @RMTunion today condemned @POferries head Peter Hebblewaite over his Parliamentary Committee performance where he admitted staff were paid under £5 an hour 🧵 https://t.co/683oxihzN8
P&O’s boss now admits some crew earn as little as £4.87 per hour. 2 years ago, he told MPs minimum hourly rate was £5.15. 2 months ago, when ITV/Guardian told P&O we’d seen evidence hourly rate was as low as £4.87, P&O said “we don’t recognise the pay rates you are referencing.”
P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite should be in the dock, says @RMTunion's Mick Lynch Comes after his Parliamentary Committee performance where he admitted staff were paid under £5 an hour. P&O Ferries unlawfully sacked over 700 seafarers just over 2 years ago.https://t.co/ODVUGUOxuL
New: Mick Lynch of @RMTunion has condemned the P&O Ferries CEO over his appearance in a Parliamentary Committee today where he admitted staff were paid under £5 an hour. "Peter Hebblethwaite should be in the dock for what his company is responsible for," said Lynch
P&O Ferries boss admits he couldn't live on seafarer wage in grilling by MPs https://t.co/K1gTSOa5li
Wow. P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite admits to @AndyMcDonaldMP that he was paid nearly half a MILLION Pounds. £325,000.00 salary and £183,000 as a bonus The crew on those ships are paid as little as £4.87 an hour @RMTunion @nautilusint @The_TUC https://t.co/erQmixA5no
P&O Ferries CEO keeps contradicting himself. In one breath the crew that are paid as little as £5 per hour are his (P&Os) crew. The next they are the crew of the third party crewing agents. He is hapless as well as incredibly arrogant. @RMTunion @ITVJoel https://t.co/fCibLRCpOg