P&O Ferries CEO Grilled

Peter Hebblethwaite, CEO of P&O Ferries, faces tough questioning at Parliament.

[@muirislandjim453]

Absolute weasel hiding behind every technicality possible. The wages he defends whilst paying others £4 an hour is absolutely sickening.

[@rodneyfrancois7357]

This is classic example of Modern day slavery. C.EO who wont get out of bed for £4.70 ph but expect British workers to accept it . This CEO highlights international staff he recruits because he knows asia he would recruit .

[@oldschool3670]

See you next Tuesday

[@ajf5065]

They didnt sack the french....our government condemned p n o at the time But voted not to tighten our employment laws... These people do not give a toss about workers .. profit and greed for shareholders... Offshore holding companies...that's the priority ...Absolutely stinks.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

For a few moments the opaque nature of what happened at P&O, gets ripped aside. Exposing a man, who thinks it's moral to destroy livelihoods to get a bonus. I bet he's smug and happy in his insulated life.

[@simmysimmy3748]

He doesn't give a flying F, What sort of Man is this??

[@simongrant2334]

What a titan of British industry - my daughter babysits for more.

[@3brenm]

Remember, that 500k is just his salary. God knows what other income he has through property/investments.

[@christopherhobson247]

Let P&O go bust. I wouldn't cry about it.

[@glenwalker6973]

The people that go on holiday on cruises know that the staff wages are slavery but they still go on holiday and they are as bad as the Owners… stop going

[@Sinaisid]

Cruise lines are v bad payers - but this is P&O ferries - Nothing to do with Carnival who own P&O cruises. The ferry company is owned by DP world based in Dubai.

[@Cmanuel1025]

Brilliant, thank you for asking the right questions.

[@tygraig2721]

What an appalling display of corporate greed and weazling around the issues when questioned. Since the sackings I have not and will not use P&O on principle. I've used DFDS a few times now and found them to be superb. People I know who have used P&O describe the ships as dirty, the crew as practically non existent ( apart from in the duty free shop) and the ships just having a poor atmosphere aboard.

[@onenote6619]

Sure , he looked bad. But it is his job to take the flak and shield the owners of P&O. He will walk away from this inquiry with his head held high, change nothing and the shareholders will clap him at the next board meeting. Nothing will change and everyone involved knows it. Until the owners of P&O are held to account, this is a waste of time.

[@LeeCharles90]

I’m sorry but I’m pretty sure that weasel should be in court and suspended from all future business activities……. He just shows us what business is all about…… getting away with as much money as they can by abusing peoples rights for wealth!!!!!!

[@garydawson3908]

Should b in prison

[@leedowner2249]

Down with capitalism

[@davidsmith8728]

It is capitalism which generates money, creates jobs. If, for example, the rail network moves from a commercial enterprise to being nationalised, the unions will see it as a bottomless pit of money and screw British Rail to the floor with pay demands. Fares will rise or the taxpayers will foot the bill. Either way, it will cost the government nothing - since governments don't MAKE money, they just spend it.

[@leedowner2249]

@davidsmith8728 need creates jobs you don't need capitalism to have a job Rail services around the world are better ran and cheaper with more state involvement Private rail companies charge as much as possible and give as little as possible, that's how capitalism works so profits can be maximised, not at all conducive to good services when all that matters is the profit You're obviously anti working class and anti union, you'd let the fat cats run off with all the money, there's no benefit to that at all, only for the shareholders. bosses and their corrupt mates in parliament

[@davidsmith8728]

@@leedowner2249 Look at the Miners' Union - They pushed wages up so high, it was cheaper to import coal from Russia. This is what happens with a nationalised industry.

[@johnmc2514]

You need capitalism, but you also need some safety nets.

[@davidsmith8728]

@@johnmc2514 Agreed - but they have to be reasonable. Look at the Post Office delivery sector. The price of postage as risen over the years to the point where people don't send letters unless it is absolutely necessary. Companies are moving to paper-free systems, people are using other means of communicating. Postmen (and women) will become a thing of the past and they are pricing themselves out of the market. How come UPS and other delivery companies can make a profit but the Post Office can't? - perhaps because the Communication Workers Union think the Post Office is a bottomless pit of money - but it isn't.

[@pakkeungwan]

Makes me think of that Russian saying, " I'll pretend to work, if you pretend to pay me".

[@j.j.1064]

"In citing the average wage, which includes the exorbitant salary of the CEO alongside the modest earnings of the majority of the workforce, the company attempts to justify its low pay rises to core workers. However, this argument is a prime example of the fallacy of averaging. By merely calculating the average wage without regard to its distribution, the company overlooks the substantial gap between the CEO's compensation and that of the average worker. This fallacious reasoning attempts to obscure the glaring income inequality within the organization, failing to address the fundamental issue of fair and equitable compensation for all employees. Thus, relying on averages to justify disparities in pay is not only misleading but also absurd, as it fails to acknowledge the inherent inequities and undermines the value of meaningful wages for the core workforce."

[@gball1973]

Man who “runs” a multi billion pound company supposedly ONLY earns £508,000 a year (based on his disclosed 2023 salary and bonus, but undoubtedly more in shares, perks etc) or £250 AN HOUR (basing on a 39 hour week) try’s to justify paying his staff, who undoubtedly work 12-18 hours a day, poverty wages.

[@Judgementday-qp1ol]

Absolutely disgusting behaviour, I will never forgive these Ship Companies, I used to enjoy going on a Ship trip, but since this happened, I have boycotted this filth, as a Union Member all my working life, and Forrmer Trade Union Stewart.

[@leesowden3870]

Although the grilling process is taking place, it appears that no tangible outcomes or consequences are materializing. This allows the individuals involved to continue their actions without any hindrance or accountability.

[@James-bc1jk]

Wtf is wrong with this country

[@stevenrobertson8329]

This cowboy company should be avoided by everyone, their treatment of their staff is a national disgrace.

[@MarkReynolds-c2o]

And he is still CEO and still receiving a minimum of £500,000 a year. Someone happy to take a huge salary to do the dirty work, a total scumbag who should be ashamed, but he's not.

[@davidsmith8728]

One is mindful of MP's who are paid a salary of £90,000 Plus, they don't have to clock-in and I doubt many perform a 40-hour week for that salary. They also have a very generous expenses account, not to mention their pension arrangements. They employ staff in their office to deal with their consituents. All-in-all, not a bad arrangement - if you can get it.

[@apollofsx]

@@davidsmith8728 you miss the point with fallacious argument. The argument here is based around comparing MP"s to CEO"s. Why can you accept the difference in the argument, let's stay on topic.

[@davidsmith8728]

@@apollofsx MP's look after number one. Look at Kier Starmer for example. He is the ONLY person in the UK who had a piece of legislation passed through parliament to protect his pension. Look it up - "The Pension Increase (Pension Scheme for Kier Starmer QC) Regulations 2013". CEO's have a fiduciary DUTY to their shareholders - the people who put their money into a company in order that the company can operate and make money - and, by the way, employ people.

[@movesky6696]

ceo £500k would not need to use food bank

[@davidsmith8728]

@@movesky6696 You are probably right. I suspect that a proportion of those who do, don't need to either. If they 'qualify', why pay money at the supermarket when you are 'entitled' to get it for free. You can spend your benefits on other things.

[@garyh5541]

I can’t believe this was only 3 days ago! Disgraceful and Disgusting!!! Appalling! £5 per hour! How much are Nappies and Baby Milk Powder/Food???

[@malstreat9348]

When you look up who owns p&o ferries it all becomes so clear as to why they pay pennies . Wake up , just stop going on their bloody ferries , change the law and enforce uk labour .

[@elipa3]

Unbelievable, that he defends that.

[@technogabber1]

Well why doesn’t the government ban them from entering British ports problem solved

[@ML-jr1yz]

Shameful, pure gread 500k could be used to better pay the crews.

[@alltr111]

I am a seafarer and this man is paying for slave labour,when he says international waters when is the UK waters and ports international. The hourly wage is disgusting and well below the minimum wage even for foreign seafarers who are working on these vessels

[@diverbob471]

It is pointless questioning these high level employers, that just hide behind anything and everything. They need to be fired from there positions immediately, Once this meeting is over he will go home and say to his wife etc, wow that was close i almost got found out, but everything is gone now so lets get back to what we were doing. Carry on regardless.

[@johndejure9849]

somolian pirates will never board P&O, vessels, knowing that the Pirates are already on board,

[@mikedavis-kp1sx]

If that is what you call a grilling then its not even under the salamanda

[@cnd6328]

This guy has no shame

[@stringy42]

This has nothing to do with p&o cruises. They are different companies. Just incase you've booked a cruise and don't feel comfortable using them

[@jimosborn3411]

Another Garfield who's probably placed in that job by his father buying a majority shareholding in P&O

[@sufianseth]

Imagine doing a nobb shift doing all sorts of dirty work onboard only to be paid £4 an hour. Might as well go work for a local Asian off the books and get paid £5 an hour and not be taxed.

[@ML-jr1yz]

But the price for a trip is double the money

[@robertwilson123]

Hebblewaite gets over £9700 per week. £325,000 per year plus £183,000 bonus.

[@fintamaria2429]

😢😢😢😢

[@pabo-qv3nx]

Just another W⚓️

[@davemarriott]

Thieves.

[@geordiedog1749]

Who’s our guy asking the questions? Anyone?

[@CS10169]

Good effort calling out these scumbags, companies should be obliged to give a profit shares to their employees!

[@denise4487]

Is that andy mcdonald🤨 wtf is doing for middlesbrough? Clearly NOTHING