Page 4 - Gig Economy

How 3 labour codes aim to reform employment contract, layoffs, work safety

Legal changes will grant contract workers equal statutory social security benefits as regular workers of a business

HR dept has its work cut out as companies manage layoffs, work from home

Inducting new employees virtually and deciding about earned leave: HR managers have lots of decisions to make.

Covid-19: Reimagining laws to provide adequate protection to gig workers

Some experts for bringing gig workers under the ambit of the contract labour Act; others want a new rulebook

Consumer internet firms offer support schemes for their freelance workers

Move aimed at providing their financial and healthcare support during time of pandemic

Covid-19 lockdown may be a boon for gig workers with unusual partnerships

Over the past week, several unusual partnerships among start-ups, traditional businesses and hospitals have been announced, and several more are likely to materialise soon

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Amazon staff join US gig workers strike, 'speak up' against work conditions

Amazon says it fired an employee who helped organise labour action for alleged violations of his employment, including leaving a paid quarantine.

Uber, delivery firm Postmates sue California over gig-economy labour law

Drivers are divided between those who want the same security as employees and those who want the flexibility of being able to choose the hours they work

Govt plans to provide medical treatment to gig workers at a subsidised rate

This may come as a relief to such companies as they will not be compelled to bear the social security cost of its workers

ESIC may cover gig economy workers as part of new Social Security Code Bill

The government has made an enabling provision in the code to provide insurance cover, under the ESI schemes, to gig, platform and plantation workers

Writing labour laws for growing 'gig workers' prove a laborious process

A draft social security law has employers who rely on flexible hiring worried about rising costs

How ready is India Inc to support gig economy? Here's what a survey says

Flexibility, inclusive culture and technology will become increasingly important as the workforce moves towards the future

Gig workers set to come under labour laws, get social security benefits

According to draft Code on Social Security, 2019, gig and platform workers will be entitled to life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, among others

Uber braces for fight as California wants it to treat drivers as employees

Lawmakers in California want to reclassify workers treated as independent contractors, which may dramatically boost costs for Uber and other companies built around the gig economy

Why children of farmers in India are less likely to take up farming

For the first time since Independence, India saw a shift of surplus labour from agriculture to the non-agricultural sectors

Jobs platform Indeed bets big on the ongoing trend of gig economy

Recent data from Indeed suggests that the Indian labour market is experiencing a shift towards gig economy

No sick leave, job rotation: India's gig workers are overworked, underpaid

Another limitation of employment at app-based companies is the lack of avenues for professional growth

London contractor wins as UK court rules in landmark gig economy case

The case has significant implications for the estimated 100,000 independent contractors in Britain's gig economy, where people work job-to-job with little security and few employment rights

Gig economy on rise in India: Report

The 'gig' or 'shared' economy has become a trend globally

Brands in the gig economy

A new economy gives rise to a new breed of brands