Maruti workers to work extra to recoup production loss

In order to compensate production loss due to the 13-day strike, Maruti’s Manesar plant workers have decided to work extra for few days. The strike at the plant has ended and production resumed today, said sources. As per an estimate, Maruti suffered a production loss of over 13, 200 cars and a revenue loss of around Rs 600 crore due to the strike. Consequently, production of Maruti Swift, Maruti A-star, Maruti SX4 and Maruti Swift Dzire has also been severely affected. This has impacted the delivery time of these Maruti cars in India. The waiting period of these cars has increased by about a month.

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According to sources, the workers and the management have entered into an agreement and the workers have agreed to work for some extra hours daily in order to compensate the production loss. This arrangement has been scheduled for initial few days so that the waiting period for some Maruti cars could be reduced. Maruti India is also planning to work on Sundays to bring production back to normal as soon as possible. The Manesar plant has a production capacity of 1,200 units daily.  

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Meanwhile, whereas the work at Maruti Suzuki Manesar plant resumes today, the Maruti management has still not recognized the new labor union. Besides, as per the no-work no pay rule of the company, the Maruti India management has also decided to cut eight days pay of the workers who went on strike. Moreover, 11 employees who were sacked by Maruti will be under watch for two months. Still the row between the management and the workers continues and the situation is tense. Whereas the workers say that Maruti India has no role to play in the recognition of the new union once the labor ministry approves it, the management has a different opinion on the issue.

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