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Don't break the gig beat: India’s platform economy offers lucrative opportunities but needs balanced regulation to thriveThe gig economy in India offers substantial opportunities, providing flexible employment to millions and competitive earnings for gig worke...
20 Mar, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
Biden administration issues rule that could curb 'gig' work, contractingThe U.S. Department of Labor issued a rule compelling companies to treat certain workers as employees, not contractors, impacting industrie...
09 Jan, 2024, 09.30 PM IST
Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report saysThat boost is generating concern, though, among worker rights advocates about the lack of strong job protections in the gig economy, where ...
07 Sep, 2023, 10.26 PM IST
Pre-budget ground reality: The Indian middle class under Modi 1.0 and 2.0The Indian "middle class" can be broken down into three categories– the "aspirational middle-class", the "affluent middle class", and the "...
23 Jan, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
View: Gig workers are employees. Start treating them that wayIn the wake of a California ballot proposition passed in November and a rule just released by the Trump administration, it appears that the...
19 Jan, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Trump extends freeze on H-1B, other work visas until March 31The visa bans had been issued in April and June to protect American jobs and were set to expire on December 31. Extending the ban to March ...
01 Jan, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Going by China's example, lower end of the market to revive faster: RC BhargavaMaruti Suzuki India chairman says there are too many variables to give any kind of forecast or guidance.
15 Apr, 2020, 03.24 PM IST
Uber to pay $20 mn to settle lawsuit over driver classificationResolution of the long-standing fight over benefits and pay comes as Uber is preparing for its IPO later this year.
12 Mar, 2019, 11.20 PM IST
Uber defends its business model over UK worker rightsUBER-Uber defends its business model over UK worker rights
31 Oct, 2018, 12.35 PM IST
Women harassed at Uber may finally get a payday. But how much?The accord covers almost 500 women and people of colour in an October class action alleging the company paid them less than their peers and...
11 Apr, 2018, 10.13 AM IST
Juno, a ride-hailing startup, wants to kill Uber with kindnessJuno has had early success, although it is still a very small player compared to Uber and Lyft , Uber's biggest US competitor.
27 Oct, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
Ritesh Jain’s what I read this week: What if your pension fund fails to deliver!Alternative assets such as private equity and real estate would yield higher profits. In a balanced portfolio, that mix would work out to a...
01 Oct, 2016, 11.11 AM IST
On-demand labour model shows first signs of flounderingThe on-demand labour model is all but flourishing in India. And yet, the touted model is showing its first signs of floundering where it al...
29 Jul, 2015, 09.33 AM IST