Stena Line to furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundant in UK and the Republic of Ireland due to COVID-19
Ferry company to ensure those furloughed maintain 80% of salaries Swedish owned ferry company Stena Line has announced that it plans to furlough 600 employees with 150 redundancies across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. This urgent measure is an unavoidable response due to the on-going global COVID-19 crisis, that has had a hugely damaging effect on travel and transport across Europe. Since the crisis emerged Stena Line has experienced a large decline in travel bookings and freight volumes. It is estimated that passenger figures will not recover until well into 2021. As a result