helen catt, bbc news, westminster. britain s insolvency service has started formal criminal and civil investigations in ferry company p&o after it announced it was firing around 800 staff without notice to replace them with agency staff. last week, the boss of the company which operates between the uk and neighbouring european countries, admitted the company had probably broken employment law by not informing unions that their workers were at risk of losing theirjobs. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has called on the ceo, peter hebblethwaite, to resign over the decision. our transport correspondent katy austin has been giving us more detail. the day after the shock announcement that nearly 800 seafarers were sacked without notice, the business secretary kwasi kwarteng rates to
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into our services. we would like to see everybody vaccinated. but we can t compel them to do it. it will be really worrying that they have been singled out, care homes have been singled out, and our staff have been singled out for this as a compulsory move. i think it should be rethought. but one organisation welcomes the move. in february, the barchester care group announced that it would make covid vaccination for its 17,000 staff compulsory. in the end, around 80 staff declined. they have now left theirjobs. we ve had to make a choice between the rights of our residents to remain safe and as safe as possible, which is a legal obligation we have as a provider, and the individual rights of people s choice to choose not to have the vaccine. of course, that is a balance and we have taken advice on it and thought about it long and hard. in the end, there is an overarching responsibility for us as a provider for the safety of our residents.
is simply too blunt. we absolutely agree we would like to see everybody vaccinated to keep our workforce safe. that includes any visitors coming into our services, any professionals coming into our services. we would like to see everybody vaccinated. but we can t compel them to do it. it will be really worrying that they have been singled out, care homes have been singled out, and our staff have been singled out for this as a compulsory move. i think it should be rethought. but one organisation welcomes the move. in february, the barchester care group announced that it would make covid vaccination for its 17,000 staff compulsory. in the end, around 80 staff declined. they have now left theirjobs. we ve had to make a choice between the rights of our residents to remain safe and as safe as possible, which is a legal obligation we have as a provider, and the individual rights of people s choice to choose not to have the vaccine.
compulsory for care home staff in england who work with older people. it s expected that workers will have 16 weeks to get a jab, or face losing theirjobs. ministers are said to be concerned about the low take up of the vaccine in some areas, and consultations will also start on bringing in the same rule for other health and care staff. the decision is expected to be announced in the next few days. james reynolds reports. staff in adult care homes look after the people most likely to die from covid 19. more than 80% of workers have already been vaccinated. the rest now face a choice get the jab or give up theirjob. the government says the move to make vaccination compulsory will save lives. it says there is precedent for this. surgeons, for example, are required to get the hepatitis b vaccine. but for some in the social care sector, an ultimatum is simply too blunt.