Labour Unrest

Cheating case lodged against Hero Motocorp, MD Pawan Munjal

A case of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy has been lodged against Hero Motocorp and its senior officials on a Delhi court order for allegedly colluding with each other to wrongfully terminate a contract with a firm.

Hero's Gurgaon labour woes legitimate but will co relent?

It seems the actual salary difference between workers at two of Hero MotoCorp's plants is already about Rs 10,000 and will get magnified if the workers agree to the management's proposal.

Maruti may have to up prices to meet higher wage bill

With permanent workers likely to constitute 80% of the Manesar workforce, the company's wage bill will climb. Moreover, an increment is due at the plant.

Violent atmosphere not investment friendly: Honda

The official said that the permanent workers get an average of Rs 30,000 per month and efforts are on to accommodate to absorb contract workers on company rolls.

Post Maruti riot, industry eyes labour reforms

Industry groups have renewed calls for the government to overhaul laws they say tie their hands.

Manesar unrest: Real issue is worker-executive pay disparity

Social worker and Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey says that as long as the divide between the rich and the poor increases, there is bound to be discord.

No idea when Manesar factory will re-open: Maruti

Maruti Suzuki has said it has no idea when its Manesar factory will reopen, the carmaker's chairman acknowledged on Saturday, saying it was impossible to import extra vehicles or shift lost production to another plant

Ford India faces labour unrest

The company found that the nine employees had submitted bogus medical bills and they were dismissed.

Sacked Hyundai workers try to stage protest, arrested

Eighteen sacked employees of Hyundai Motor India Ltd's (HMIL) plant here were arrested today after they tried to stage a protest in front of the factory to demand their reinstatement

Maruti's Manesar standoff turns violent, 5 injured in attack

The incident took place this morning when 11 supervisors were stopped on their way to work by a group of people near the factory of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India's Manesar plant and were allegedly attacked.