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Gig workers associated with Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Ola, Uber and Urban Company can now build a retirement corpus through the National Pension System, with contributions starting at Rs 99. PFRDA has introduced a flexible framework allowing workers to invest at their own pace
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India’s gig economy is not just a story of flexibility and opportunity, but also one of workers paying the price of that flexibility through skipped meals, poor nutrition, and declining health
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Most gig workers still lack health insurance, paid leave and maternity benefits. Govt effort to ensure welfare and security for this expanding category of workforce is still a work in progress
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The new Labour Codes mark an important legal milestone for gig workers, but key questions over social security, employment status and enforceable protections remain unresolved
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Fuel shortages in Hyderabad due to Middle-East tensions have disrupted LPG and CNG supplies, hitting app-based drivers and food delivery workers. Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has sought urgent government intervention into the matter.
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Despite recognising gig workers under the Code on Social Security, the Budget fails to allocate funds or outline implementation plans
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India’s new labour codes formally recognise gig and platform workers, granting them portable social-security benefits through e-Shram. Aggregators must contribute to a Social Security Fund, enabling access to welfare schemes, accident and health coverage, and structured grievance-redressal support
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Gig economy promises flexibility, but Marx’s theory shows it often mirrors exploitative pattern of industrial capitalism
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GITAM University conferred honorary doctorates on three distinguished individuals in recognition of their contributions: Arunachalam Muruganantham, popularly known as India’s ‘Pad Man’, nuclear scientist Dr B Venkatraman, and R Venkateswara Rao, founder and chairman of RVR Projects Private Limited.
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With new players like Rapido entering the arena, established platforms such as Zomato and Swiggy face fresh competition driven by lower margins and innovative operational strategies
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Under the initiative, tailored education sessions local languages will be held, allowing delivery partners to access the content easily
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The Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill seeks to set up a welfare fund, making the state helmed by Chief Minister and Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot the first to get such a piece of legislation passed.
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The Minister KT Rama Rao said as the journey in e-commerce business progressed, gig workers should also be taken care of
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Demographic dividend will be an empty phrase unless govt builds a sustainable gig economy
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It’s important that the government works out a social security cover for the fast expanding gig economy.
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New Delhi: NITI Aayog on Monday launched a report that presented comprehensive perspectives and recommendations on the gig economy in India titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’, the apex public policy think tank said in a statement. Gig workers are typically those who work freelance, contractual, temporary, or on-call basis. The report was released […]
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Hyderabad: The gig economy refers to workforce who rely on freelance tasks, as opposed to a full-time salary position in a company. It’s also referred as crowdsourcing where individuals can market their skill sets (both unskilled & skilled professionals) and sell their services online on different platforms or companies. In the 21st century digital age, […]
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Gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organisations hire independent workers for short-term commitments.
