In the wake of this development, the salary hike and the proposed VRS was discussed and drafted by the company management and Vishwa Kalyan Sanghatana trade union. A draft of the same had proposed a salary hike of Rs 2,500 per month to every worker from July 1 onwards. Apart from this, a VRS proposal was also drafted with Rs 10,000 per month pension for 12 years and Rs 5.75 lakh lumpsum per wroker.
However, the workers at the unit opposed the VRS details and demanded one time payment of Rs 17.75 lakh instead of dividing the amount into pension scheme and one time payment of Rs 5.75 lakh. Speaking to Business Standard, the trade union president Dileep Pawar said, "Workers are not keen over the pension scheme and want the entire amount of Rs 17.75 lakh to be paid in cash. The company management is not ready for the same. So, the salary hike agreement remains hanging as of now."
There are approximately 2,700 workers at the Akurdi plant of Bajaj Auto. The company used to deliver Kristal sccoters from the plant before the management decided to stop the production. Currently, it is manufacturing some auto components at the plant. "Our proposal is upright and we have offered a very good scheme for workers. If they do not want to avail it, we are helpless," a company official told Business Standard. The company is paying wages for six days to all its workers, who have no work at the plant since the production has been stopped.