DfT

Maritime UK, DfT and ICS Launches Campaign To Showcase Women at Sea

  • UK, DFT, and ICS have launched ‘People Like Me’ campaign for women to help address the perception of the maritime industry.
  • The campaign will highlight women working in a wide and diverse range of roles in the various industries within the maritime sector.
  • It comprises of two elements for improving gender diversity and promote maritime careers among women.

As a founding member of Maritime UK, British Marine is key to setting its objectives including increasing the diversity in the workforce,...

http://mfame.guru/maritime-uk-dft-and-ics-launches-campaign-to-showcase-women-at-sea/

BREXIT Ferry crisis deepens as government snub union calls for intervention

Mick Cash

As workers protest at DfT Minister refuses to agree to UK National Minimum wage or UK jobs on Brexit Ferry Contracts

As workers protest at the Department for Transport, Shipping Minister Nusrat Ghani has refused to agree that the national minimum wage or other UK employment legislation, such as the Equality Act which prevent pay discrimination, will apply in relation to the UK governments Brexit Ferry Contracts in an astonishing statement to MPs.

The Minister also refused to say whether...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/11/brexit-ferry-crisis-deepens-as-government-snub-union-calls-for-intervention/