Karnataka Assembly passes Bill for welfare of gig workersThe Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed a Bill to safeguard gig workers' rights, mandating aggregators to ensure social security and safe...
19 Aug, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
Karnataka forms working groups to fix gig worker welfare levy, tech integrationWith this, Karnataka is moving ahead to become the first southern state with a gig worker welfare board. The fee will be fixed at 1-5% of e...
01 Jul, 2025, 08.39 PM IST
Karnataka eyes gig fund rollout by August end; labour dept engages platforms to fix feeThe Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill 2024 has been sent by the government to Raj Bhavan with a reque...
14 May, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Aggregators may face jail term if they fail to pay gig workers welfare fund in Telangana- Draft BillTelangana is set to introduce a welfare board for gig workers. A Draft Bill proposes a fee on aggregators to fund the board. Failure to pay...
15 Apr, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
Karnataka may levy differential fee on app-based services to fund gig workers welfareKarnataka is planning a differential levy on app-based aggregators to fund gig workers' welfare, with rates from 1% to 5% of worker commiss...
13 Apr, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
Coming soon: Karnataka plans 5% fee on online platforms Amazon, Flipkart, Ola, Uber to fund gig worker welfareAt a meeting in Delhi on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked state chief minister Siddaramaiah to go ahead with the law. The state...
04 Apr, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Karnataka aims to ensure proposed gig workers bill is ‘win-win for all’The Karnataka government is planning to extend social security benefits to platform-based gig workers in Bengaluru. Tech firms have raised ...
12 Jul, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
Nasscom writes to Karnataka CM, raises ‘serious concerns’ over draft gig workers billIndustry body Nasscom has raised "serious concerns" about the new Karnataka gig workers legislation. The Karnataka Platform Based Gig Worke...
12 Jul, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
Karnataka’s proposed law for gig workers to impact business: IAMAIIAMAI warns Karnataka Gig Workers Bill, 2024 impacts business ease. They urge 30-60 days consultation. Overlaps with central codes raise co...
11 Jul, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
Karnataka releases draft gig workers Bill; seeks comments from platforms, other stakeholdersKarnataka introduced draft Bill for app-based platforms to provide social security benefits to gig workers and sought public feedback. The ...
30 Jun, 2024, 03.44 PM IST
Karnataka plans to levy cess on online transactions to fund welfare of gig workersThe State Government plans to levy a cess on online transactions to fund the welfare of gig workers. The government will introduce the Plat...
16 Feb, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
Karnataka: Stakeholders pitch in with suggestions on unorganised and gig workers’ welfare BillThe Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) met with additional labour commissioner Manjunath Gangadhara, to present its inputs f...
12 Dec, 2023, 10.16 PM IST
Karnataka: Unorganised and gig workers’ welfare bill likely in next assembly sessionThe Labour department plans to place the Bill before the Legislature at its next session, hoping to implement it from the next financial ye...
08 Dec, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
Rajasthan government tables country's first gig workers billRajasthan government on Friday tabled the Rajasthan Platform Based GIG Workers (registration and welfare) Bill, 2023 - country's first such...
21 Jul, 2023, 10.30 PM IST
- SC upholds cess from builders for workers
Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the cess collected from the builders and contractors under the provisions of the Building and Othe...
24 Nov, 2011, 05.12 AM IST
- AP to impose 1% cess on construction activity
This cess would be applicable to all Central and State Government departments, public undertaking, commercial constructions and individual ...
05 Oct, 2007, 12.30 AM IST
- Andhra imposes cess on construction activities
The 1 per cent cess will be imposed to provide health insurance and to implement social security and welfare measures to this unorganised s...
04 Oct, 2007, 11.52 PM IST