Government is expected to respond this evening to a call by the Bermuda Industrial Union to reinstate a sacked bus driver in return for calling off today's bus strike.Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert told The Royal Gazette tonight that the union was seeking the reinstatement of the driver, but would accept that he be suspended for one month and would have to serve a six month probationary period.Drivers have also agreed to forego their pay for their strike action today if the proposal is accepted, he said.Transport Minister Terry Lister is expected to give an update shortly on Government's response to the proposal.Earlier today, Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess met with BIU president Chris Furbert and was given the terms. The BIU also set a deadline of 6pm today for a response.It is not known if the buses will come back on the roads later today if the deal is accepted.The meeting comes after an official order was today filed by Government forcing bus drivers to end their strike, Mr Terry Lister said this morning.At a press conference Mr Lister said: “They should be back today. That is what the law requires.” He added that the strike itself was “clearly illegal”.Mr Lister couldn't comment on a Government agreement forged last year to forgive the Bermuda Industrial Union's Berkeley Performance Bond payment in an attempt to end ‘wildcat' strikes. The agreement provided a 21-day cooling off period before industrial action could be taken.He said such comment would have to come from Labour Minister Kim Wilson.The Island's bus service came to a halt yesterday when drivers clashed with the Department of Public Transportation over the firing of a driver.The worker was reportedly let go after calling in sick from driving a bus in order to work a shift at a second job, filling in for a co-worker.The Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) said the offence was minor compared to the drivers' 18-year record of service.But according to the Transport Department he also forged signatures and had been suspended in the past for a similar incident.Mr Lister said today: “With regard to the current bus strike the Labour Minister has filed a Gazette Extraordinary pursuant to section 4 and 7 of the Labour Disputes Act 1992, with this Gazetted it requires all industrial action to cease until the final determination of a tribunal.“The position of the Ministry of Transport is that the employee in question has been subject to a properly conducted disciplinary process and has been found guilty of misconduct and thus dismissed.“To enable the public to suffer no further through bus stoppages we have agreed to the matter going to arbitration.”He continued: “We are confident the arbitration panel will support the decision made by DPT Management. Under this Gazetting they should be back today. That is what the law requires.”BIU leader Chris Furbert said yesterday he was seeking for the driver's reinstatement, with a suspension to demonstrate he had made a mistake.This afternoon Goverment issued a statement which said: "As a result of the current dispute between Department of Public Transportation bus drivers and the Ministry of Transport which has led to the shutdown of bus service Island wide since yesterday afternoon, Kim Wilson, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has confirmed that the matter has been referred to the Labour Disputes Tribunal for settlement."This was done in pursuant to the Labour Disputes Act 1992."Useful websites: www.gov.bm