India labour market remodels itself bit by bit as agri slowly cedes ground, workforce moves onIndia's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the country's broader economic transition, a report by SBI Resear...
10 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Free $1,000 retirement boost? Donald Trump IRA offer — hidden rules to enroll fastTrumpIRA enrollment $1000 match eligibility guide is gaining major attention as the U.S. plans a new retirement access system launching in ...
01 May, 2026, 11.30 PM IST
Can Trump’s $1,000 IRA match executive order finally bring 56 million Americans without 401(k) access into retirement security? Here's who actually qualifies for this benefitUS President Donald Trump IRA Trump retirement plan executive order: Will $1000 IRA Match Transform Savings. For decades, retirement securi...
01 May, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
Snabbit raises $56 million from Susquehanna VC, Mirae, others; valuation doubles to $350 millionSnabbit, an instant house help startup, has secured $56 million in a new funding round. This investment, led by Susquehanna Venture Capital...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
India’s gig economy boom must start working for the women behind itFemale gig workers face challenges like limited mobility and financial access. Initiatives providing affordable asset finance and tailored ...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Uber, Ola, Rapido driver unions call for strike in Delhi, Mumbai: All that happened so farThe call for the strike is led by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union. Per the Maharashtra Kamgar Sabha, the strike is being organ...
07 Feb, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
Microcredit scheme for gig, platform workers in worksA new microcredit scheme is being finalized to offer collateral-free loans up to Rs 10,000 annually to gig workers and domestic helps. This...
16 Jan, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How Karnataka’s gig worker tax could change the app economyKarnataka is considering a differential levy on app-based platforms to fund a social security scheme for gig and platform workers. The move...
14 Apr, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
Donald Trump or Kamala Harris: 30 million American gig workers have a big dilemmaThe future of millions of gig workers in the U.S. could be influenced by the upcoming presidential election, with candidates Trump and Harr...
19 Sep, 2024, 01.10 PM IST
A Budget solution to India's skilled workforce challenge: Unleash the Gig contingentCurrently, there are 7 million gig workers in India, and this number is expected to rise to 25 million by 2030. To accelerate the growth of...
21 Jan, 2024, 02.45 PM IST
In age of gig work, leaders should learn to manage the workforce effectivelyLeaders in organisations must understand the unique challenges faced by gig workers and implement processes for onboarding, training, and t...
17 Jan, 2024, 06.22 PM IST
After Rajasthan, now Karnataka planning surcharge on online transactions to support gig workersKarnataka government is planning a surcharge on online transactions conducted through platforms like Amazon and Zomato to bolster welfare b...
16 Aug, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
65% Indian firms employing gig workers to tackle tech talent crunch: Nasscom reportNearly 65 per cent of Indian firms are currently employing gig workers, a higher share compared to 57 per cent in 2020, a Nasscom report sa...
03 Nov, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
Budget 2021: FM races to fix flaws in labour modelThe Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s first post-Covid budget had several measures to bring the unorganised working class into the main...
05 Feb, 2021, 09.12 AM IST
India Inc is going big on Gig economyAn Aon survey on “Decoding the Gig Economy” done exclusively for ET showed that about half of the companies surveyed employed gig workforce...
27 Sep, 2020, 05.56 PM IST
Covid-effect: Companies now hiring a mix of full-time, part-time workersA report on the state of the professional gig economy during Covid shows that the success of work-from-home is pushing companies to hire a ...
06 Aug, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
Co-creating tomorrow -- work with the future you want to see, with the people you want to hire.We often get to read about #FutureOfWork and #HumanMachine but no one is certain whether AI/ML & friends Robotics, AR, 3D Printing, IoT, et...
17 Sep, 2019, 11.10 AM IST