Page 4 - Gig Economy

Mospi to provide data on India's gig and platform economy in PLFS

Move seen significant as existing data fails to capture digital work's nature

Updated industrial classification will help capture new economy data

India's NIC-2025 update to include digital, green, and gig sectors, ensuring accurate economic data, global comparability, and better policy planning

GST 2.0: Food-delivery giants face new ₹500 cr tax bill, margin crunch

Platforms must pay 18% GST on behalf of delivery workers, a move that could squeeze margins and raise consumer costs as growth slows

Flipkart hires 220,000 seasonal workers ahead of festive demand surge

Flipkart is hiring 220,000 seasonal workers to support its operations during the peak festive shopping season, expanding infrastructure and technology across India

Hiring boom likely to bring early festival cheer for gig workers

India's festive season may create up to 200,000 jobs, with quick commerce and logistics driving growth and 26% of gig roles expected to continue post-season

Recharging the old: How retrofitting can help improve green mobility

Unlike new EV purchases, which remain unaffordable for many low-income users and small fleet operators, retrofitting leverages existing assets

Qcom firms fail to meet basic standards, says Delhi-based workers' union

Union audit of 51 qcom warehouses in Delhi finds poor access to toilets, rest areas, safety gear, and management support for gig workers across major platforms

One Act and 3 Bills on, gig workers say there is progress, but not enough

Employer-employee relationship, work hours, wage guarantee, termination from work by platform remain pressing concerns

From aspirational to exhausted: Rethinking India's middle class story

A fragmented, fatigued population can't fuel economic growth the old way

OTP Please: Vandana Vasudevan exposes hard truths of the ecommerce economy

From online marketplaces using data to harm local businesses to the suffering that lies behind the glossy growth story that startups tell, Vandana Vasudevan exposes the hard truth of platform economy

China's blistering heat leaves workers exposed as gig economy booms

According to The Lancet, yearly heat wave-related deaths in China have now nearly doubled compared with 1986 to 2005, with more than 37,000 deaths in 2023 alone

Gig work a challenge for sustained earnings and skill enhancement: Study

The study by the labour ministry-affiliated VV Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI) focused on the current scenario of gig workers and their socio-demographic

Early festival season may trigger fresh wave of gig hiring in FY26

Qcom alone is expected to account for a 60 per cent surge in gig hiring, adding 1.5-2 million roles, said Kartik Narayan, chief executive officer (CEO) of staffing at TeamLease

Bengaluru chokes, gig workers struggle: What the bike taxi ban has triggered | Karnataka bike taxi

One week since Karnataka’s controversial bike taxi ban came into force, Bengaluru is choking under rising traffic, soaring auto fares, and a deepening commuter crisis. Daily riders are stranded, gig w

Blue-collar gig jobs up 92% in 2024, led by last-mile logistics: Report

There has been a 92 per cent year-on-year uptick in gig job or freelance opportunities last year in the blue collar space, as per a report. This reflects a rising dependence on flexible, on-demand labour, driven by the rapid expansion of e-commerce, food delivery, and ride-hailing platforms, said a report by blue and grey-collar recruitment platform WorkIndia. "What we're seeing is the platformisation of ambition. The likes of quick commerce haven't just created demand, they've validated this sector as a reliable source of income. For many candidates, especially in smaller cities, delivery jobs are no longer stopgap roles, they're viable career choices," WorkIndia CEO and Co-Founder Nilesh Dungarwal told PTI. The WorkIndia report is based on an analysis of 4.81 lakh job postings data on the platform in 2023 and 2024. In geographical locations, the report found that cities such as Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Kolkata emerged as key hubs for last-mile logistics jobs, each registering over 1

Magicfleet crosses 1 mn monthly deliveries, targets 2 mn by FY26-end

Magicpin's logistics arm Magicfleet reaches one million monthly deliveries and sets its sights on two million monthly orders by FY26 while expanding across metro cities

Balancing act: India needs a practical framework for gig workforce

In a labour landscape riddled with a shortage of good-quality jobs - ie those that come with benefits - gig workers are not to be envied

Gig workforce in India to grow to 62 mn by 2047: Labour ministry study

India's gig and platform workforce is set to reach nearly 62 million by 2047, accounting for 15 per cent of the total non-agricultural workforce, driven by technology and flexible work trends

We're the largest gig worker employer in the country: Rapido cofounders

We're currently in over 35 cities with taxis and aim to be present in every district headquarters, says Rapido

Allow gig workers the option to choose between EPF and NPS schemes

If millions of gig workers are forced into EPF without the option of NPS, complaints about the system's inefficiencies will intensify as its shortcomings inevitably emerge