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Transcripts for BBCNEWS The Travel Show 20240604 01:32:00

No warning. yeah, as i ve said, i recognise that we had to make a very difficult decision. we have issued the largest redundancy package in maritime history. the company s boss has already admitted choosing not to consult unions in advance a legal requirement. do you regret doing that? i m incredibly sorry on the. the decision we took had a material impact on a number of ex employees and i do regret that. some crew are now paid at a rate below the uk minimum wage. do you feel you have taken part in a race to the bottom on pay here? you were paying more, you re now paying less. that sets a precedent. so, we ve implemented a crewing model that is consistent with 80% of shipping around the world. it makes us competitive. it took the company weeks to resume sailing on the busy dover calais route. some ferries failed safety inspections in one case, three times before being cleared to sail. lack of ferry capacity contributed to long lorry cues ....

The Company , Redundancy Package , Ex Employees , Minimum Wage , Safety Inspections , Ferry Capacity , Dover Calais Route , Lorry Cues ,

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News at Six 20240604 17:26:00

Impact on a number of ex employees and i do regret that. some crew are now paid at a rate below the uk minimum wage. do you feel you have taken part in a race to the bottom on pay here? you were paying more, you re now paying less. that sets a precedent. so, we ve implemented a crewing model that is consistent with 80% of shipping around the world. it makes us competitive. it took the company weeks to resume sailing on the busy dover calais route. some ferries failed safety inspections in one case, three times before being cleared to sail. lack of ferry capacity contributed to long lorry cues to dover before easter. do you think you badly misjudged that? well, first of all, i want to say sorry to our customers about the delay in us getting back to service. but i think it is absolutely right and appropriate that we hold safety as our number one priority in the business, that we don t rush through that and we work with the regulator. we are holding ourselves and we are being rightly he ....

Minimum Wage , The Company , Dover Calais Route , Lorry Cues , Safety Inspections , Ferry Capacity ,

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten 20240604 21:26:00

And i do regret that. some crew are now paid at a rate below the uk minimum wage. do you feel you have taken part in a race to the bottom on pay here? you were paying more, you re now paying less. that sets a precedent. so, we ve implemented a crewing model that is consistent with 80% of shipping around the world. it makes us competitive. it took the company weeks to resume sailing on the busy dover calais route. some ferries failed safety inspections in one case, three times before being cleared to sail. lack of ferry capacity contributed to long lorry cues to dover before easter. do you think you badly misjudged that? well, first of all, i want to say sorry to our customers about the delay in us getting back to service. but i think it is absolutely right and appropriate that we hold safety as our number one priority in the business, that we don t rush through that and we work with the regulator. we are holding ourselves and we are being rightly held to a very high standard. ....

Minimum Wage , The Company , Safety Inspections , Dover Calais Route , Ferry Capacity , Lorry Cues ,