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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...- It’s a summer of discontent for delivery riders as incentives dipCompanies have limited payout increases to select high-demand micro-markets instead of implementing broad-based hikes this year. The pressu...
- 'Fuel scarcity' hits livelihood in Odisha, govt assures people of situation normalisation by MondayOdisha faces fuel scarcity, impacting daily wage earners and transport operators. The state government attributes the situation to panic bu...
- Quick-service apps compete to woo women workers away from the informal economyQuick-service apps like Snabbit and Pronto are formalising the domestic workforce with flexible shifts and attractive monthly payouts, draw...
- Instant domestic help apps face worker unavailability amid rapid scaling, high competitionInstant domestic help platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are experiencing worker shortages. This is causing limited availabi...
- UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
- Quick commerce firms face heat as riders stay off peak hoursQuick commerce firms are facing a shortage of delivery partners due to intense heatwaves. Companies are offering extra pay to keep riders w...
- Platforms brace for impact as gig workforce returns homeAccording to industry executives, the daily active gig workers on quick commerce platforms are currently running 10-12% below early-2026 le...
- Gig worker shortage continues; IT weathers war jittersHappy Monday! Quick commerce, ecommerce and home service platforms are facing gig worker shortages. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
- Quick commerce, restaurant chains firing offers to cash in on IPLAmazon Now, Flipkart Minutes and Instamart this weekend launched ‘match-ready’ deals on food and beverages brands with discounts of over 40...
- War queers pitch for gig players this IPL seasonRestaurants and food delivery platforms are adopting a cautious hiring approach for the IPL season due to LPG supply disruptions impacting ...
- Cities to face house help shortage as migrants return home to voteMajor Indian cities face a looming shortage of essential household help. Cooks, nannies, drivers, and security guards are heading home for ...
- A summer of worry for food delivery, quick commerce companiesFood delivery and quick commerce platforms expect a surge in demand during summer and the IPL season, but rider availability remains uncert...
- No fuel inside, no food outside: Zomato, Swiggy deliveries take major hit as LPG crisis deepens amid Iran-Israel warLPG crisis in India: Amid the LPG crisis in the country, the food deliveries from Zomato and Swiggy have been severely impacted as the Iran...
- Labour Ministry mulls scheme for gig, platform workersThe Ministry of Labour & Employment is developing a scheme to provide social security benefits to gig and platform workers, as they lack a ...
- 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...
- G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meet: Outcome documents on skills, gig economy and social security net funding adoptedThe two-day G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meet which concluded in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday adopted three outcome documents ...
- India IT absorbs 1,20,000 tech gig workers since pandemicFrom April 2020 to September 2022, IT firms have hired over 1,20,000 people, or around 80% of the total technology services workers who wer...
- Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitmentAs the hospitality industry, in particular, confronts worker shortages, these apps are helping form an ultra-short-term worker-employee rel...
- A Quess fix to the labour crisisBusiness services firm Quess Corp is planning to use its technology platforms to link migrant workers with factories and organisations, ens...
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