The week-long stand-off between a bus operator in Thiruvarppu and activists of the CPI(M)-backed Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) ended here on Monday with both sides finally agreeing to settle the dispute amicably during a discussion convened by the District Labour officer.
Based on the discussions, which lasted nearly two days, it has been decided that the employees under the transport company will take turns to work in all buses run by it. This will enable the company to rotate its workforce equally between the buses that are making operational profit and loss.
The workers, meanwhile, will be given an additional wage of ₹175 each on days when the overall collections after expenses exceed ₹2,000.
