Talks between the management and the workers of Hero MotoCorp’s Gurgaon unit to settle the terms of a three-year wage agreement remained inconclusive today.
The two sides are set to meet again on Saturday at the office of Gurgaon’s additional labour commissioner to try and resolve differences.
A person in the know of the talks said, “Little progress was made today in wage negotiations. Both parties stuck to their stands. The next meeting will now take place on Saturday.”
The workers at the Gurgaon units are demanding an increased compensation as productivity has gone higher since 2009. The management meanwhile is offering Rs 7500 in wage hike for permanent workers at the facility.
Over 11,000 permanent and contract workers across both the Gurgaon and Dharuhera units are sporting black armbands to protest against the mangement’s refusal to give higher wages to permanent workers at Gurgaon.
The workers at Hero MotoCorp have been asking for a similar increment as at Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India’s (HMSI) Manesar unit, where a 50% wage hike of Rs 14,770 in monthly salary was announced recently.
Hero MotoCorp employs around 1,200 permanent workers and 4000 contract workers at its Gurgaon facility. The average salary of a permanent worker at Gurgaon currently is around Rs 32,000 which goes up to as much as Rs 38,000 for more experienced employees.