The Gig Economy

They wanted health benefits and formal job agreement over money in their jobs

Around 49 per cent of gig workers on the company's platform are under the age of 25

The demand for the white-collar gig workforce in the previous quarter has gone up seven times as compared to the same period last year

Job search and gig work platforms say these are mostly low-paid assignments

Start-up assists enterprises in hiring high-skill talent on contract and manage such employees

Around 40% of the gig workers now come from the age group of 16 to 23, says a study by Taskmo, an on-demand staffing platform

Indian Bureau of Standards also mulling adoption of ISO benchmarks; need for standardisation also arises from increasing number of complaints received by consumer affairs ministry lately

While the tribe of contractual workers is growing rapidly, many of the challenges they have been facing remain unaddressed

Think-tank recommends social security for gig workers

TMS Ep171: Gig worker shortage, EV policy, markets, sedition law

Why is India facing a shortage of gig workers? Will India's policies help it win the EV race? Will summer cheer hydrate consumer durable stocks? What is sedition law? All answers here

Why is India facing a shortage of gig workers?

The fledgling online delivery platforms are suddenly facing a shortage of delivery partners. Why are gig workers in such a short supply? How is this affecting food delivery and quick commerce firms?

The gig economy can serve up to 90 million jobs in the non-farm sectors in India with a potential to add 1.25 per cent to the GDP over the "long term", a report said on Tuesday

BOCI claims to represent 20,000 operators with 1.5 million buses and maxi-cabs and 1.1 million tourist taxis providing direct employment to 10 million people

Drawn in by fuzzy promises about unleashing the entrepreneur in each of us and the benefits of being one's own boss, people find themselves instead oppressed by an algorithm