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Gig workers in e-commerce companies yet to get platform to voice concerns

The report also notes the passage of the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers Act, 2023, and hails it as a 'turning point' in providing social security to platform workers

700K gig roles to be created for ongoing festival season this year

The increased job openings are primarily being fuelled by the flagship sale events hosted by e-commerce platforms

Travel and tourism industry's hiring demand up 44% YoY in August: Report

Sales and business development roles have the highest hiring demand in the travel & tourism industry, and demand for gig workers, such as photographers, event planners, etc have increased by 14%

Demand for frontline jobs decreased by 17.5% in FY23, shows data

The drop can largely be attributed to global macroeconomic headwinds

Gung-ho on gig workers: Festival season cheer dispels blue-collar blues

75% more gig jobs to be created this festival season than last year's

Online gig work growing rapidly, but lack job protections: World Bank

Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce, according to a World Bank report released on Thursday. The report estimates the number of global online gig workers at as many as 435 million people and says demand for gig work increased 41 per cent between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023. That boost is generating concern, though, among worker rights advocates about the lack of strong job protections in the gig economy, where people work job to job with little security and few employment rights. While location-based gig services such as Uber, Lyft and TaskRabbit require labour like moving and delivery, online gig assignments can be largely done at home. Tasks include image tagging, data entry, website design and software development. For women in the developing world, there aren't enough opportunities and they really struggle to get good quali

Delivery work not permanent career choice, sees half-yearly churn: Experts

Blue-collar jobs in delivery and logistics are still a stopgap for workers with gig staffing companies recording a churn in recruited partners every 4-5 months, according to experts. Blue collar staffing for delivery and logistics, a relatively new job category, is seen by workers as a stopgap arrangement or means of generating supplementary income, say experts adding that many prefer not to take it up as a permanent career choice citing the "stigma" attached to these roles. A Zinnov and Microsoft study in March noted that gig workers will play an instrumental role in India's USD 5 trillion economy, with the current 77 lakh gig workforce set to triple to 2.3 crore by 2030, generating USD 250 billion. Out of the 13.5 lakh enrolments on work-as-a-service platform Awign, 18.1 per cent are in blue-collar roles. AI-driven hiring automation app, Vahan.ai, sees the highest demand for blue-collar workers from Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai with substantial market share from tier

US jobless claims decline by 11,000 in sign of resilient labor market

Initial claims decreased by 11,000 to 239,000 in the week ended Aug. 12, according to Labor Department data out Thursday

Congress manifesto likely to cite state govts' measures for gig workers

Party governments in Karnataka and Rajasthan have introduced social security measures for such workers

Why gig work matters

Its rise can help improve labour force participation

50% of gig workforce interested in full-time employment, says report

A half of the gig workforce surveyed is interested in full-time employment with stability a major concern among them, according to a report. Over 50 per cent of gig workers, also known as temporary workers, who were a part of the survey, said they will eventually pursue full-time employment, according to the report by staffing firm Ciel HR Services, which was released on Friday. The report is based on a survey of 1,200 white-collar gig workers from over 400 organisations across sectors in the country. While gig work has gained popularity as an alternative form of employment, it appeared that a considerable number of them view it as a temporary or transitional phase in their careers, with the intention of eventually securing a permanent, full-time position, the report added. It said 41 per cent men and 40 per cent women respondents shared a strong interest in working on different projects. This suggested that gig workers, regardless of gender, appreciate the opportunity to engage i

700,000 new gig jobs to come up between July and December: TeamLease

The upcoming festive season is expected to push demand on e-commerce platforms which will boost their need for gig workers like delivery and warehousing partners

Rajasthan passes bill for formation of welfare board, fund for gig workers

The Rajasthan Assembly on Monday passed a bill for the formation of a welfare board as well as a fund for platform-based gig workers in the state and to facilitate social security for them. The Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, was passed in the Assembly without a debate amid uproar by the opposition members in the House. Sacked Rajasthan minister Rajendra Gudha on Monday was suspended from the state assembly for "unruly behaviour" after ugly scenes were witnessed in the House when he raised the issue of a red diary, claiming it held details of irregular financial transactions. BJP MLA Madan Dilawar too was suspended for the remainder of the assembly. Opposition BJP MLAs created an uproar and stormed the well of the House over the issue. The bill defines a gig worker as a person who performs work or participates in a work arrangement and earns from such activities outside of the traditional employer-employee relationship and who works on contract tha

Demand for IT gig workers grew 157% in H12023, says job firm Awign

Aim is to prune fixed costs, lean more on variables; demand is mostly for highly-skilled tech professionals at mid-level and senior positions, with 2-7 years' experience

E-com firms' demand for gig workers up as shopping festivals near: Study

'Numerous opportunities' for individuals in flexible and on-demand work arrangements, it says

Winzo created over 100,000 jobs in gig economy, 70% from tier 2,3 cities

Winzo's user base is expected to touch 450 million at the end of FY24 and it aims to take it to 700 million in the next five years

6 out of 10 IT firms hiring more gig workers as industry sees slowdown

Permanent jobs in the IT sector have seen a reduction of 5% this year as compared to last year, while the number of gig workers has increased by 40%

Karnataka Assembly polls: Congress promises to roll back 12-hour shift

In election manifesto, party promises to fix minimum hourly wage for gig workers

A portrait of the deliveryman as a human being

Organising themselves like the Dabbawalas of Mumbai could do wonders for the pay and status of delivery people

Swiggy partners with apna to hire 10,000 gig workers from tier 2, 3 cities

Online food delivery platform Swiggy has partnered with jobs and professional networking company apna to create 10,000 hyperlocal opportunities for its quick commerce grocery service -- Instamart -- in 2023. With this, the company is aiming to strengthen its delivery workforce in tier 2 cities. Announcing the partnership on Thursday, apna shared that in 2022, over 15 lakh users from tier 2, tier 3 cities and beyond applied for 30 lakh delivery roles on the platform, comprising almost 70 per cent of the new users growth in the delivery segment. Acquiring talent from tier 2 and 3 cities has been a daunting task for many organisations, owing to challenges such as lack of orientation, industry knowledge, inadequate experience, and ignorance about the current market scenario. This problem is particularly pronounced in India, where companies have long struggled to hire talent from smaller cities and towns. "With opportunities for delivery partners emerging in deeper pockets of the count