A significant 59 per cent of organisations from across over 48 countries and over 50 industries, benefitted from hiring gig…
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Gig platform, PickMyWork, has managed to extend its reach to more than 20 states, giving job opportunities to more than…
The Labour Department in Karnataka has received monetary assistance of Rs 10 crore from the finance department, which will be…
Many workers who deliver items through app-based platforms feel that the government hasn’t done enough to help them with their…
Rajasthan has taken a significant step in safeguarding gig workers with the recent enactment of the Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers…
With the pandemic resulting in greater flexibility being offered by employers, work has become rather convenient for employees. More and…
According to a report released on Wednesday, there will likely be 90–110 lakh new recruits to the gig workforce by…
Singapore to give work injury compensation, pension coverage to gig workersOn the recommendation of Advisory Committee on Platform Workers, the…
PickMyWork, a gig platform that helps digital businesses acquire end users (individual users and merchants), has impacted 4,00,000 gig workers…
As part of its endeavour to attract more women to join its delivery force, Swiggy, the food-delivery platform has introduced…
Ecom Express, the Indian technology-driven integrated logistics solutions providers to the e-commerce industry, is gearing to onboard at least 50,000…
MakeMyTrip aims to expand its team of over 850 women ‘holiday experts’ who have been the reason for the online…
PickMyWork, the Indian digital distribution network — that helps digital companies acquire end customers (individual users as well as shops)…
Ecom Express, the new-age technology-driven end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the e-commerce industry, has received over 55,000 registrations from gig…
The rule that would have facilitated classifying gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees may soon be on its…
2020: What to learn – what to erase That 2020 has given all businesses an opportunity to think harder…
Grocery chain, Albertsons, will lay off its delivery staff in various locations across the US and replace them with gig…
Skillgaps, upskilling and reskilling are some of the jargons that dominated this year, especially because a pandemic has thrown all…
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash will offer equity compensation to their workers under the new Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) proposal, which…
The fear of losing one’s job all of a sudden is very real, and more than ever in these uncertain…
In September 2019, the Government had sought to regulate the country’s rising gig economy by devising a social security scheme…
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, submitted its report on Code on Social Security, 2019, with recommendations for social protection…
During the lockdown, one set of workers, whose services were missed the most, were the plumbers, electricians and beauticians. These…
Gig workers are being hired for specialised jobs as well as for manual labour. The workforce of today is looking…
State-run social security and health insurance scheme for Indian workers, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), may soon be providing…
The preference for flexible work arrangements has gone up, helping employers cut costs and employees work more conveniently.