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Covid-19 pandemic prompts workers, corporates to adopt gig economy

At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the job landscape, gig employment is gaining ground and is offering huge potential for both blue-collar as well as white-collar workers.

Gig economy to lead 80% of demand for blue-collar jobs: Betterplace

Tech platform for blue-collar workforce management Betterplace has said the overall demand for jobs in 2020 will be 1.4 mn and the gig economy will lead 80% of overall demand

Centre notifies three labour codes subsuming 25 laws after President's nod

The new labour laws will be made effective by the government later

India's gig workers hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic, finds survey

This survey of 770 ride-sharing drivers, delivery workers, and housecleaners using digital platforms was conducted in August 2020, as Covid-19 cases were surging across in India

India gig workers, hit by Covid, need tech for financial resilience: Report

Flourish Ventures, a global fintech venture capital fund, today published the fourth country report in its five-part series tracking the economic struggles of gig workers during Covid-19

LS clears three crucial codes for workers' welfare subsuming 29 labour laws

The codes envisage setting up of a social security fund for 400 million unorganised workers along with the GIG and platform workers

Gig firms to contribute 1-2% of turnover for social security of workers

Workers will be entitled to life and disability cover, accident insurance, health and maternity according to proposal to be introduced in Lok Sabha today.

Gig firm contributions towards staff social security to be mandatory soon

Code approved by Cabinet will also have provisions enabling self-employed workers to make voluntary contribution towards EPF schemes; Gig workers to enjoy ESIC benefits as well

How 3 labour codes aim to reform employment contract, layoffs, work safety

Legal changes will grant contract workers equal statutory social security benefits as regular workers of a business

HR dept has its work cut out as companies manage layoffs, work from home

Inducting new employees virtually and deciding about earned leave: HR managers have lots of decisions to make.

Covid-19: Reimagining laws to provide adequate protection to gig workers

Some experts for bringing gig workers under the ambit of the contract labour Act; others want a new rulebook

Consumer internet firms offer support schemes for their freelance workers

Move aimed at providing their financial and healthcare support during time of pandemic

Covid-19 lockdown may be a boon for gig workers with unusual partnerships

Over the past week, several unusual partnerships among start-ups, traditional businesses and hospitals have been announced, and several more are likely to materialise soon

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Amazon staff join US gig workers strike, 'speak up' against work conditions

Amazon says it fired an employee who helped organise labour action for alleged violations of his employment, including leaving a paid quarantine.

Uber, delivery firm Postmates sue California over gig-economy labour law

Drivers are divided between those who want the same security as employees and those who want the flexibility of being able to choose the hours they work

Govt plans to provide medical treatment to gig workers at a subsidised rate

This may come as a relief to such companies as they will not be compelled to bear the social security cost of its workers

ESIC may cover gig economy workers as part of new Social Security Code Bill

The government has made an enabling provision in the code to provide insurance cover, under the ESI schemes, to gig, platform and plantation workers

Writing labour laws for growing 'gig workers' prove a laborious process

A draft social security law has employers who rely on flexible hiring worried about rising costs

How ready is India Inc to support gig economy? Here's what a survey says

Flexibility, inclusive culture and technology will become increasingly important as the workforce moves towards the future