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Originally Posted by Chris
Well what Jersey does is Jersey’s business. But we ought to be able to frame UK employment law so as to prevent employers dodging it in this way. Otherwise it makes a mockery of the whole process.
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ITV News’s Joel Hill added bit more:
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Employing crew in places like Jersey, Guernsey and Singapore is apparently common across the ferry industry.
By doing this, P&O (and others) avoid paying Employers National Insurance contributions. There are also fewer protections for employees.
P&O’s UK crew did pay NI and Were therefore eligible for furlough support. The RMT says P&O received £150m from Job Retention Scheme.
It’s very possible that DP World also put extra money into the business to keep it going during COVID.
I have sought clarity of all of the above from P&O but no comment yet.
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