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Ports group welcomes Seafarers Wages bill

[ July 8, 2022   //   Chris Lewis ]

The UK Major Ports Groups says the government has addressed some of its concerns in its Seafarers’ Wages Bill. The Bill is aimed at ensuring seafarers spending substantial time in UK waters are paid an equivalent to the National Minimum Wage and is part of the Department of Transport’s nine point plan to address the issues arising from the P&O Ferries mass sacking.

UKMPG chief executive, Tim Morris, said: ” pleased to see some of our key concerns taken on board, such as the difficulties of ports policing seafarers wages and some aspects of focusing scope. There remain some concerning aspects of detail – such as ports being responsible for setting surcharge levels. We will be continuing to work closely with the Government on implementation of this and other elements of the nine point plan to set good standards for UK seafarers.”

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