P&O Ferries controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
2022
Mass dismissal of seafarers
P&O Ferries terminated approximately 800 UK seafarers without prior consultation and planned to replace them with agency workers. The manner of the announcement, the use of security personnel and the subsequent safety and employment scrutiny generated condemnation from unions, politicians and business figures.