The problem is that even if it is in breach of the law the compensation isn't much so P&O can do this and just pay off the people they're firing. Having said th

The problem is that even if it is in breach of the law the compensation isn't much so P&O can do this and just pay off the people they're firing. Having said that, the scale of the redundancies open them up to other issues - like they were meant to inform the business secretary, but I don't know how strong that law is.