new delhi within days of honda motorcycle and scooter india hmsi finalising a threeyear wage agreement with workers at its manesar facility tension has started brewing at rival hero motocorps gurgaon unit workers have demanded a quick conclusion to the wage negotiations which have been going on since august 2015 a representative of the hero motocorp gurgaon workers union said we have asked for a wage hike of rs 18000 discussions have been going on for long and we want the issue to be settled soon otherwise we have to consider some action the move has come after hmsi agreed to increase salary by rs 23300 for workers at its manesar unit over three years between 2015 and 2018 we are in talks with the workers at our gurgaon plant to reach a reasonable sustainable and sensible wage settlement as the industry leader we will take a prudent and welldeliberated decision which will be in the best interest of all workers as well as for the larger good of the industrial environment in the region the negotiations are going on smoothly and production continues to be normal at all our plants said hero motocorp spokesperson wage revision is undertaken by auto companies once in three years in february south korean automaker hyundai motor india concluded a wage pact with the united union of hyundai employees effecting an average increment of rs 19000 a month between april 2015 and march 2018 in september last year the countrys largest carmaker maruti suzuki india too agreed to increase salaries by about rs 16800 per month spread over three years for workers at its gurgaon and manesar facilities md kenichi ayukawa had at the time also announced a onetime incentive of rs 3000 for workers for peacefully concluding wage negotiations while wage negotiations at maruti suzuki hyundai and hmsi were concluded peacefully labour unrest has been brewing in the auto industry over the last few months workers have been protesting at hmsis tapukara facility over reinstatement of sacked colleagues and the formation of a union which the company said is currently subjudice an agitation is also underway with 400 workers striking at tata motors sanand unit since february 22 demanding reinstatement of 26 suspended colleagues however late tuesday night the company resolved the issue work resumed from wednesday after the management promised to take back 13 of the 26 suspended workers the remaining 13 workers will get 75 of their salary till the time the enquiry is completed by sharmistha mukherjee et bureau published on mar 25 2016 at 0656 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals