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Govt to roll out social security schemes for gig workers; e-Shram integration deadline set for June 22The Indian government is set to provide social security benefits to gig and platform workers. These benefits will include accident insuranc...
Gig workers' incentives cool; YC attendees resell AI creditsHappy Tuesday! Despite a shortage of delivery workers, payouts for gig riders have increased only slightly this summer. This and more in to...
Amazon vs Walmart: Great American race begins for $1 trillion annual sales. How will this benefit customers in rural U.S?Amazon last year invested $4 billion to bring same-day or next-day deliveries to 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural communities.
Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with speedier deliveriesWalmart and Amazon are aggressively expanding online delivery services into rural America, a market previously overlooked due to logistical...
Amazon aims to revolutionize fast delivery with new 30-minute systemAmazon is revealing a new service offering deliveries in 30 minutes or less for an additional charge. This ultrafast delivery, called Amazo...
As mercury soars, e-commerce platforms step up measures to protect delivery workersIndian e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms are introducing measures to protect delivery workers from severe heatwaves. Companies are pr...
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...
Gig jobs on the rise in India: ReportIndia’s white-collar gig hiring surged 17% YoY to 6.8 million in March, driven by demand for flexibility and specialized skills. IT, ed-tec...
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...
'Most people feel gig workers will overshadow traditional workforce'An overwhelming 83 per cent of respondents believe that the gig workforce will eventually overshadow the traditional workforce, indicating ...
Tech slowdown toll: 6 out of 10 companies hiring more gig workersAccording to CIEL HR Services research shared exclusively with ET, permanent jobs have grown by less than 5% in 2023 vs 2022 while the numb...
Job-cuts, uncertainty in the IT sector force more pros to go for gig rolesWhat's making India's highly skilled talent, especially young employees, select gig roles as the mainstay of their career strategy? The ado...
White-collar gigs help women keep working in the layoffs seasonIn nine months from April 2022 to December 2022, there was a 3X increase in the number of women consultants registering for white-collar gi...
GigVistas partners with Alyve Health to launch health plans for gig workersGigVistas said that members who purchase the health plans would have additional benefits of free doctor (GP) consultation on call for 12 mo...
Gig economy can support 90 mn jobs, add 1.25 pc to GDP: ReportA few years ago, when concerns were being raised about a 'jobless' growth, the government had pointed to the growth in gig economy jobs.
Companies favour flexibility to sync with employee expectationsThe survey on the evolving gig workforce was done among 150 business leaders and 300 human resource professionals.
Gig economy on rise; 70% firms used gig workers in 201870 percent of respondents from the hiring side have used gig workers at least once or twice for solving organisational issues in 2018.