Gig Work News

Many countries are pushing digital platform companies employing gig workers to treat them as ‘employees’. Now, India’s federal think tank Niti Aayog has joined the debate, recommending social security policies for such workers.

With companies focusing on frugality and business demands changing, freelance consultants have suddenly found that their old ways of working will not bring in revenues during the pandemic

Freelancers aren’t tied to a desk but struggle with getting paid on time and working out their investments. A number of them are now turning to consultancies to make life easier

Gig workers deserve better terms. Perhaps a mechanism can be evolved that balances everyone’s interests

The exact number of gig workers are unknown as they are still figuring out whether they are formal workers or informal workers, a study showsCentral Government may formulate and notify, from time to time, suitable social security schemes for gig workers, as per the draft social security code

Following your passion takes commitment, patience and constant upskilling. The rewards, if you make it, are much higherBreaks or downtime when you have no work and no income is a big challenge of working on your own

Uber, which says the drivers are self-employed, is not obliged to abide by the ruling until it has exhausted all possible appeals

Most VCs are well aware that their brief brushes with hourly-wage work could prompt eye rolls or worse

You may need to hire for a project on an urgent basis, but don't skip due diligence

The flexible nature of the relationship between gig employers and workers has its downsides