Work Autonomy and Performance Appraisal System of Sugar Mill Employees in Tamil Nadu

This study focuses on the work autonomy and performance appraisal system of the sugar mill employees in Tamil Nadu. Two mills from each public, private and co-operative were selected for the study. A sample of 15 employees from each mill was taken for the study. The tools of analysis used in the study were percentage analysis, Garrett ranking and factor analysis. Factor analysis was used to find out the important factors influencing work autonomy of the employees. Garrett ranking was used for the opinion about the performance appraisal system among the employees. The findings revealed that most of the private sector employees were satisfied with the performance appraisal system. In public and co-operative sector, employees were dissatisfied with the performance appraisal system.