Peter Hebblethwaite, the chief executive officer of P&O Ferries, has admitted to paying the firm’s workers as little as £4.87 per hour, reigniting controversy surrounding the company nearly two years after it faced criticism for mass layoffs branded as “piracy.”
During a session with MPs on the Business and Trade Committee, Hebblethwaite defended the company’s employment practices, insisting that workers were not being exploited and arguing against calls for an independent investigation. However, he acknowledged that he himself could not live on £4.87 per hour, revealing that he earned £508,000 last year, including a £183,000 bonus.
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