JOIN USExtending an olive branch to its long striking employees, Bosch India Ltd on Wednesday proposed to restructure wages of its employees by hiking salaries and confirm temporary workers at its Adugodi plant in Bengaluru.
According to a press note issued by the company, an average workman’s CTC (Cost to Company) will increase from Rs 64,000 per month to Rs 85,000 per month for 7 to 7.5 hours of work in an 8-hour shift.
“Bosch is already one of the best paymasters in the manufacturing industry. Despite the challenging business situation, the company has put forth its best wage and benefits offer to the Bangalore plant workmen,” the release said.
Considering the indexing (inflation), the proposed CTC will further increase substantially, Bosch stated.
Offering to confirm 100 of the 370 temporary workmen employed at the Adugodi plant, Bosch said the Bengaluru plant has by far the lowest productivity among the Bosch plants in India.
“The productivity target in our current proposal is based on International Industrial Engineering Standards, and the same is well accepted and followed across Bosch plants worldwide,” Bosch clarified.
Mico Employees Association (MEA), the union representing the employees, decided to go on indefinite strike from September 16. The state government issued a prohibitory order against the strike on October 10.
MEA president Prasanna Kumar S alleged the strike, which entered the 65th day on Wednesday, has not ended mainly because of what he called “the adamant and dictatorial attitude of the Bosch management”.
“We will meet the labour commissioner and start proceedings to prosecute the management for unfair labour practices,” he said.
He said that employees at the Nashik plant have received a settlement benefit of Rs 9,400 per month which has not been extended to the Adugodi plant even though the union has agreed to increase productivity.