The Dubai-owned company P&O Ferries will not face any criminal action over its decision to sack nearly 800 British workers without notice, the Insolvency Service has said.
P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage on March 17 when it fired 800 seafarers without any prior notice and replaced them with cheaper agency workers, citing £100 million ($132 million) year-on-year loss.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on April 1 that the Insolvency Service has started “formal criminal and civil investigations.”
But the government agency said on Aug. 19 that it has decided not to commence criminal proceedings because “there was no realistic prospect of a conviction.”…