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Swiggy temporarily shuts Genie across cities due to worker shortage: Report

Swiggy Genie services have been impacted across Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, said report

What is the gig economy and who are gig workers?

Pandemic disrupted the markets' dream run and led to loss of lakhs of jobs in the informal sector. But it also gave rise to jobs in the gig economy. Find out more about this sector and its workers

TMS Ep135: Inflation, Covid-induced changes, cement stocks, gig economy

Will India Inc pass on the rising input cost to consumers? Are Covid-induced changes here to stay? Should investors buy cement stocks post recent correction? What is the gig economy? All answers here

Women participation in gig economy sees 3x surge: Taskmo report

Industries like fin-tech, edtech, e-commerce, fashion tech and health-tech are showing maximum job allocation for women gig workers

For gig workers, labour rights and benefits remain elusive in India

Workers are looking to the Budget to ensure that the promises made to protect their labour rights are finally implemented

Why does social security look like a pipe dream for gig workers?

Lakhs of gig workers in India continue to work amid little or no access to social security. We find out more about their plight and also if the new labour codes will address their social security void

Is the Fairwork ratings on gig workers' condition a wake-up call?

Gig economy made itself known during the pandemic. The recent Fairwork ratings highlighted how well or poorly these workers of unorganised sectors were being treated by companies. A report

Protecting gig workers

Social security law must balance equity with profitability

India's economy takes 'formal' leap as informal shrinks drastically: Study

15-20% of economy informal now as against 52% in FY18; digitisation, gig economy key drivers: Study

Gig economy to boost employment of Indian women in formal sector: Study

Alternative work arrangements in the gig economy have the potential to absorb more women and increase their participation in the workforce with some amount of reskilling, according to a latest study.

Tiger Global-backed Apna to expand operations, double headcount by year end

Considered to be the LinkedIn for gig workers, the platform already has 10 million users including delivery riders, sales persons, salon workers, drivers, others.

Amazon packages delayed in Pune as report says delivery staff go on strike

Workers say company's new terms have reduced their earnings after lockdowns to contain the coronavirus.

Gig workers in search of a code as India's IT industry boosts opportunities

India's IT industry has the largest base of independent contractors in the world, but they remain outside the purview of labour regulations

UK's supreme court rejects Uber appeal, says drivers are workers

The decision that threatens its business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy

India emerges as leading country for flexi-staffing: Eco Survey

India has emerged as one of the largest countries for flexi-staffing or gig and platform workers, the survey said

Entrepreneurs-by-chance who set up a thriving marketplace for gig workers

Gigindia, started by engineering students Sahil Sharma and Aditya Shirole, provides remote working opportunities to 5,000 people and plans to ramp this to 100,000 by 2025

Gig economy takes centre stage as tech boosts opportunities for workers

According to a Nasscom report, it will emerge a pioneer in this new workforce model over the next 2-5 years

Employees or contractors? Gig universe faces a social code dilemma

Globally, there have been public debates on the nature of the job of gig workers and the social security framework they deserve to get.

Californians back Uber proposal to keep gig economy workers as contractors

The ballot proposal by Uber and its allies had sought that app-based food delivery and ride-hail drivers' status should remain 'independent contractors', not be changed to employees

Gig workers to make PF contribution, get social security for first time

Over 1 million workers set to join new regime in first year