Employment in retail sector: a comparison of organised and unorganised sector in Mumbai

Abstract

The present study explores and tries to understand the employment in organised and newlineunorganised retail sector Retail sector has gained the status of being the sunrise sectors of newlineIndian economy in terms of employment generation and business opportunity On the newlineother hand retailing is also seen as a primary form of disguised unemployment newlineunderemployment in the country This study tries to analyse and understand the newlineemployment in retail sector in the backdrop of complex sectoral dual phenomena the newlinebasic features of retail employment and the effects of various variables like work newlineenvironment employer employee relationship training and development rewards and newlinebenefits social security benefits and implementation of labour welfare practices by the newlineenterprise Since these are interrelated factors and have a strong relationship with the newlineoverall satisfaction of workers engaged employed in organised and unorganised retail newlinesector It also tries to understand the complexities issues and challenges of employment newlinein organised and unorganised retail enterprises newline