The UK government is considering legal changes to allow agency workers to replace striking staff in a move to guard the public against disruption caused by unions led by “Marxists,” Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. The move would reverse a legal restriction introduced under former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair that prevents employers from…
UK Travel Chaos Continues as Hundreds of Flights Cancelled Due to Staff Shortages
British holidaymakers face more delays as airlines cancel hundreds of flights on the eve of a bank holiday weekend due to staff shortages. Passengers are stuck in long queues at UK airports after more than 150 flights were cancelled on Wednesday alone. EasyJet cancelled at least 31 flights at Gatwick, and British Airways axed 124…
UK’s Johnson Calls for Talks as Unions Threaten ‘Biggest Rail Strike in Modern History’
May 23, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged rail unions to talk to the government before causing “irreparable damage” with strike action. The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) is holding a ballot of its 40,000 members on plans to strike over jobs, pay, and conditions. The ballot is set to close on…
Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Faces Criminal Probe After Sacking 800 UK Staff
Criminal and civil investigations have been launched into the decision by a Dubai-owned ferry company to sack nearly 800 British workers without notice. P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage on March 17 when it fired 800 seafarers without any prior notice and replaced them with cheaper…
UK to Close Every ‘Loophole’ in Law After P&O Mass-Sacked Seafarers
New employment laws will be introduced next week in a bid to “close every possible loophole” and force a “U-turn” on the mass-sacking of seafarers by a Dubai-owned ferry firm, the UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday. P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage when it…
Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Admits Breaking Law by Firing 800 UK Staff Without Notice
A Dubai-owned ferry firm has admitted that it broke the law when it fired 800 UK-based staff with no notice. P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage on March 17 when it fired 800 seafarers without any prior notice and replaced them with cheaper agency workers. At…
Russian Billionaire’s Superyacht Seized by Gibraltar Authorities
March 22, 2022
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A luxurious superyacht linked to a Russian billionaire currently under British and European Union sanctions has been detained in Gibraltar, a British overseas territory. The 72-metre long vessel, Axioma, which belongs to Russian oligarch Dmitry Pumpyansky, docked in Gibraltar on March 21 and was subsequently detained by authorities. Commenting on the seizure, UK Transport Secretary…
UK Scraps All Remaining CCP Virus Travel Restrictions
All remaining CCP virus travel restrictions for people arriving in the UK have been removed, in a move hailed by tourism companies as the “final game-changer” for the industry. From March 18, passengers arriving in the UK are no longer required to fill in a passenger locator form, and adults who are not fully vaccinated…
British Troops Face Prosecution If They Join Fight in Ukraine: Defence Chief
Serving British soldiers who leave their posts to fight in Ukraine will be breaking the law and will be prosecuted, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. The warning came after it was reported that four missing British soldiers are feared to have travelled to Eastern Europe to fight the invading Russian forces. According to…
France Lifts Travel Ban on Fully-Vaccinated UK Holidaymakers
France will lift its travel ban on UK holidaymakers from Friday morning provided they are fully vaccinated, the country’s tourism minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has announced. France has banned all non-essential travel from the UK since Dec. 18 in a bid to limit the spread of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus,…
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