Decision on reinstating Hyundai workers deferred again
By IANSThursday, August 26, 2010
CHENNAI - A decision on reinstating 35 dismissed workers of Hyundai Motor India was further postponed to Sept 3 as one of the labour commission official did not turn up for the second time.
“The official from the labour commissioner’s office in Coimbatore did not turn up today as assured earlier. We were informed that the Coimbatore District Collector had asked the labour commissioner official to stay back in connection with the Tamil Nadu District Collector’s meeting called by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Friday and Saturday,” Hyundai Motor India Employees Union (HMIEU) President Edison Periera told IANS.
The same official did not turn up for the earlier meeting held Aug 18 as he was indisposed then and the matter got postponed to Aug 26.
“Today the labour commissioner office officials assured us that they would give their decision on Sept 3 morning,” Periera said.
The labour commissioner officials has to study the submissions by the HMIEU and the management and arrive at a conclusion.
The management and HMIEU had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in June in the presence of Labour Minister T.M. Anbarasan.
As per the MoU, a six-member review committee with two representatives from the union, company management and labour commissioner office was constituted to consider the reinstatement of 35 dismissed employees on a case-by-case.
