Two-wheeler maker Royal Enfield said its manufacturing facility at Oragadam, Chennai resumed operations from September 29 and that it expects to reach regular level of production in a phased manner.

A part of workforce at the plant was not reporting for duty since September 24 after a majority of workers were on strike since the beginning of the week.

The company said it had lost production of 10,000 units due to the workers’ strike at the Oragadam plant.

"We expect to reach regular levels of production in a phased manner. Our manufacturing facility at Vallam Vadagal continues to operate and deliver to its full capacity," the company said in a statement.

R Sampath, vice-president, Royal Enfield workers’ union, told the Financial Express that the workers continued to remain on strike and have been invited by the labour commissioner for further talks with the management on Wednesday evening. Sampath, according to the paper, had alleged that the management did not allow the workers to enter the factory to resume their duties on Sunday as they insisted handing over their mobile phones.

Apart from this, the workers claimed that the management also cut their salary for eight days in the last month.

However, the motorbike maker, clarified that the company did not terminate anyone and said the salary revisions are done annually.

"The last annual salary revision was done in April 2018, and the next revision is due in April 2019," the company said in a statement.

"We are in dialogue with our plant-based forums to amicably resolve all concerns," the company said in a statement.

(With inputs from PTI)

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First Published:Oct 3, 2018 11:28 AM IST