HAL Management Settles Wage Revision with Workers

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed at HAL corporate office in Bengaluru on December 10 between the HAL management and its trade unions

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the premier defence PSU, announced it has entered into an agreement with its workforce to settle the wage revision. According to a statement from HAL, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at HAL corporate office in Bengaluru on December 10 between the HAL management and its trade unions. The MoU envisages revision of wage structure with effect from 1 January 2017, productivity improvement and other related matters.




“As part of the wage revision, the HAL management has offered fitment benefit @ 12 percent and perks and allowances under cafeteria system (@ 25 percent for workmen in scale 1 to 10 and @ 22 percent for workmen in special scale) of the revised Basic Pay effective from 1 January 1 2017, besides other benefits,” the HAL statement read.

The PSU said that upon the ratification of the board of directors, a tripartite settlement before the labour authorities will be executed at different locations of the company before notifying the revised wage structure.