Article: Duty-free ban for p&o staff ; Ferry staff who bring duty-free cigarettes, alcohol and other items into the UK risk getting the sack - even if they have only been on holiday.

Ferry staff who bring duty-free cigarettes, alcohol and other items into the UK risk getting the sack - even if they have only been on holiday.

The Mail has obtained a letter, given to P&O Ferries Limited workers, which states they will no longer be able to reap the benefits of foreign trips.

Thousands of passengers travelling from Hull pick up bargain booze or cut-price cigarettes on their trips, but P&O workers are exempt.

According to the letter, the ban also covers off-duty P&O staff, even if they are travelling with their families.

And it warns: "Breaches of the rules set out in this notice will be treated as gross misconduct for which dismissal will be considered appropriate."

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