E-commerce platforms ramp up seasonal hiring ahead of festivities, create over 3.8 lakh jobsIndian e-commerce companies prepare for increased sales. Flipkart, Amazon, and Myntra create over 3.8 lakh seasonal jobs. These jobs span s...
29 Aug, 2025, 08.18 PM IST
Ecommerce companies go big on gig hiring for festive playE-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart are driving a three-year high in seasonal hiring this festive season, creating half a million jobs. F...
28 Aug, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Analysts see online platforms hiring 15% more this festival season; but onboarding faces delayPer Teamlease, the rise in festival season hiring will largely be driven by demand in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. While the proposed hiring n...
25 Aug, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Festive season hiring surge: Consumer goods and e-commerce companies increase workforce by 20-25%Indian companies are significantly increasing hiring for the festive season, anticipating a strong rebound in sales after a weak summer. E-...
12 Jul, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Gig hiring for the festive season heats up, but there’s a need for better domain and soft skillsThe festive season is set to spark a surge in hiring across multiple sectors, with e-commerce leading the charge. NLB Services projects up ...
08 Oct, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
Gig hiring to soar by 20% this festival season, e-commerce on the forefront: IndeedAs the festival season approaches, seasonal hiring is expected to rise by 20 per cent over last year, with e-commerce leading the trend. Ke...
05 Sep, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
'E-commerce sector to hire 10 lakh gig workers, 2.5 lakh contractual staff this festive season'The e-commerce sector saw an impressive hiring spree, employing 10 lakh gig workers and 2.5 lakh contractual staff to meet a projected 35 p...
08 Aug, 2024, 09.53 PM IST
Ecommerce, logistics firms gear up to deliver bumper festive seasonCompanies across all segments of ecommerce and logistics are planning to hire two-three times more people (pickers, packers, loaders and wa...
18 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Festive season hiring this year grows by 73 pc, says reportAs many as 1,00,000 order books were closed in this period considering that e-commerce and logistics, retail and Banking, financial service...
29 Nov, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
Festive Season: Demand up for supply chain, delivery, logistics talent; bonuses delivered"We are noticing a new trend this year where companies are offering joining and retention bonuses for roles of in-shop demonstrators, opera...
22 Aug, 2022, 06.39 AM IST
Etailers dangle sops to woo delivery, warehouse hands ahead of festivalsAmazon, Flipkart, Ecom Express, Shadowfax, Swiggy, Transport Corporation of India and Pickrr are among those who are increasing manpower as...
08 Sep, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
300,000 to half a million seasonal jobs to be created this festive seasonThis festive period, 300,000 to half a million seasonal jobs are likely to be created as demand for temporary staff surges up to 35% over l...
02 Sep, 2021, 08.07 AM IST
Firms may hire 35% more gig workers this festive seasonAccording to Alok Kumar, senior director at Manpower, more than 300,000 job vacancies are expected to be created by companies in ecommerce,...
03 Aug, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Pandemic e-tail push creates 3 lakh delivery, supply chain jobsWhile e-commerce operators were hit during the lockdown as the government allowed only essentials to be sold online, they made a sharp reco...
02 Dec, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
Pandemic e-tail push creates 3 lakh delivery, supply chain jobsAbout 15-20% of these seasonal jobs, typically created to meet the festive season rush, are likely to be renewed or extended going into 2021
02 Dec, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
Ecom Express to create 30,000 temporary jobs ahead of festive sales to address rise in online ordersThe company, which had a workforce of about 23,000 in the pre-COVID-19 times, has hired 7,500 people in the last few months to address the ...
13 Sep, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
Festive season hiring continues amid muted job growthAccording to Indian Staffing Federation, flexi hiring is expected to witness 10-15 per cent rise over last year's volumes this festive seas...
10 Oct, 2019, 01.01 PM IST