Bonus disbursements in Coimbatore this year is expected to conclude this weekend with several units paying almost the same as last year or higher.
Trade union leaders said that in the textile sector, most of the units are paying 1% to 2 % higher bonus compared to last year.
“The disbursements are expected to get over this week with no major issues,” said M. Arumugam of AITUC. In engineering units, negotiations are on and disbursements are also over in several industries. In many units, the bonus paid is either the same as last year or slightly lower.
There are problems in small or job working units due to reduction in orders after GST, said V. Perumal of CITU.
In the case of micro units, the workers are getting minimum of ₹1,000 to two months salary as bonus. Some workers are also getting an advance amount. The units have started disbursing the amount and it will be completed well before the festival, said a micro unit owner.