Gig economy

For gig workers, festive days mean more work, less pay

Festive season brings more orders but shrinking earnings for gig workers. Delivery staff in cities like Bengaluru face 12–15 hour…

September 3, 2025 05:04 IST

Urban Company, start-ups, worker campaigns, investigations

Beyond legal compliance

Urban Company’s scrutiny shows why business models need reputation engineering.

July 15, 2025 05:00 IST

Amazon employee quits within a week of joining, calls it ‘a joke to work for the company’

“I don’t think the job was hard per se,” the post notes, “but when you’re brand new and have tons…

July 11, 2025 20:15 IST

karnataka, workers, gig workers, employees, jobs, career, state government

Karnataka to charge slab-based welfare fee from aggregators

Karnataka to introduce slab-based welfare fees for gig platforms under new ordinance. Aggregators like Swiggy, Ola, and ONDC may pay…

May 30, 2025 05:07 IST

Earnings of dark store workers and delivery partners are expected to keep growing this year. (Image Source: PTI)

Gig workers’ earnings rise by 9-11.6% in FY25

Earnings for dark store workers and delivery partners are set to rise in FY25, with averages of Rs 20,167 (9.15%…

February 4, 2025 00:45 IST

As India prepares for its festive season, employers plan to hire 1 million gig workers and 250,000 contractual workers across sectors, with e-commerce leading the charge. (Image Source: Freepik)

Festive hiring spree could be good news for gig workers – Find out why

In the upcoming festival season, gig workers demand will surge as projected by TeamLease Edtech. According to a survey conducted…

October 14, 2024 14:35 IST

Gig economy crying for support

The govt needs to extend initiatives which focus on the needs of individual workers and ensure that the other side…

September 6, 2024 04:15 IST

nasscom, indeed, startup hiring, gig economy, freelance, gig workers, workforce, startup hiring, on demand talent

Startups leading in gig worker hiring: Nasscom-Indeed survey

While smaller size organizations actively engage in the gig economy, more than one-third of large organizations are not open to…

January 22, 2024 16:45 IST

gig economy, Legal implications, entrepreneurs, digital ecosystem, employers, gig workers, social security, labour laws, skills, work experience, temporary workers, welfare schemes, formal economy, Policy interventions

Navigating the gig economy: Legal implications for businesses and workers

While ‘gig workers’ have been defined under section 2(35) of the Code of Social Security, 2020 as a person who…

October 29, 2023 18:19 IST

Awign, gig workers, festive season, work fulfillment, demand surge, FMCG, BFSI, e-commerce, merchant onboarding, consumer spending

Awign gears up to onboard 60,000 gig workforce on 25% surge in demand during festive season

While more than 1.5 million tasks were executed between September and December last year, Awign anticipates handling over 2.5 million…

September 15, 2023 12:01 IST

Rajasthan Gig Workers Bill: Understanding its shortcomings for effective implementation

While the bill offers potential benefits such as access to healthcare, insurance coverage, and retirement savings plans for gig workers,…

August 13, 2023 13:00 IST

msme news, gig, gig workers, gig economy, indian business, msme, freelance workers, freelance jobs

Leveraging gig economy to drive growth for India’s MSMEs

Tech-enabled gig platforms offer the necessary technological tools and insights to manage the workforce and measure output efficiently. MSMEs can…

August 5, 2023 10:39 IST

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Gig workers’ participation in the workforce increased by 55 per cent: Taskmo report

Skill, Labour, Talent for MSMEs: while the hiring activity declined in tier 1 markets, there was a boost in tier…

July 5, 2023 17:46 IST

payoneer, smb, freelancer, freelance economy, gig economy, freelancers in india, covid, freelance workforce, niti aayog, digital payments

Gig economy: 66% of freelancers in India optimistic about growing global demand from SMBs, says survey

Ease of doing business for MSMEs: The demand for freelance work remained highly resilient in the face of economic slowdown…

June 6, 2023 19:54 IST

msme, startup, gig economy, gig worker, startup india, startup salaries, fresher jobs, fresher salary, technology, skilled jobs, freelancing, freelancer, razorpay, report, skill, labour, entry level jobs

Amid hiring dip, startups see 21% jump in demand for skilled gig workers: Report

Skill, labour, talent for MSMEs: The demand for skilled gig workers earning over Rs 1.5 lakh per month has increased…

May 5, 2023 19:14 IST

Why gig economy is no more just about blue-collar workers or traditional sectors

Amid tech advancements, rapid digitalisation and mass layoffs, the sector is witnessing new growth trends

April 30, 2023 00:15 IST

California, California court, Silicon Valley Bank, gig economy, gig workers

The gig is up Premium Story

A California court upholding the classification of gig workers as independent contractors does not bode well for gig-economy workers worldwide

Updated: March 16, 2023 07:57 IST

consumer durables, ACs, refrigerators, cooling appliances, sales growth, summer season, sales, demand surge, hiring, manpower, workforce, training, skilled labour, temporary workers, manufacturing

Summer hiring spree: Consumer durable firms to increase workforce by upto 30% to support season sales

Brands across the segment expect demand surge due to the early onset of summer season. A few firms like Haier,…

March 13, 2023 19:17 IST

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