Title: Determinants of employment relations in rice mill sector in India: with special reference to Burdwan region in West Bengal

Authors: Nirmal Chandra Roy; Abhishek Mishra

Addresses: Department of Business Administration (Human Resource), The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713104, West Bengal, India ' Department of Business Administration (Human Resource), The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713104, West Bengal, India

Abstract: The rice mill sector in India is highly labour-intensive marked by informal employment relations trends and practices. Diversified factors determine employment relations in the sector. The present study attempts to identify the factors responsible for employment relations in the sector and the extent to which these factors shape the present scenario of employment relations in the sector. Relying on opinions taken from 320 workers employed in the sector, factor analysis and multiple regression analysis have been ascertained. The factor analysis resulted in the identification of five factors of dimensions of employment relations which include recruitment and retention, performance and reward, employee voice, employee representation and employee welfare. However, factors like representation and employee welfare were found to have a negative impact on shaping the employment relations in the rill mill sector in India.

Keywords: rice mill sector; labour intensive; employment relations; determinants; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSEM.2025.150786

International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 2025 Vol.16 No.6, pp.683 - 701

Received: 10 Apr 2023
Accepted: 25 Sep 2023
Published online: 23 Dec 2025 *

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