Staff replacing sacked P&O Ferries workers face ‘poverty pay’, union claims

The RMT said workers hired to replace the P&O staff are working for below minimum wage (PA)

New crew on P&O ships will be paid at rates well below the minimum wage, a union has claimed amid continued anger over the sacking of 800 workers by the ferry giant.

The British Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said it had discovered another “shocking twist” to the scandal because replacement crews on P&O ships will be on “poverty pay”.