Gig Worker News
Better Lives for Gig Workers! Why is it hard? | Mint Primer
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.
2 Sep 2022Gig workers offer new services to stay in business
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
2 min read24 Jul 2020The perks that gig workers miss out on
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
5 min read1 Sep 2021Opinion | What’s good for gig workers
Gig workers deserve better terms. Perhaps a mechanism can be evolved that balances everyone’s interests
1 min read19 Sep 2019Draft code proposes social security for all informal, gig workers
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
2 min read19 Sep 2019To be a gig worker, you need to plan ahead
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
6 min read19 Mar 2019To be a gig worker, you need to plan ahead
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
6 min read19 Mar 2019Uber loses appeal against workers’ rights for UK drivers
Uber, which says the drivers are self-employed, is not obliged to abide by the ruling until it has exhausted all possible appeals
1 min read19 Dec 2018Sorting laundry and fetching coffee, VCs join the front lines of the gig economy
Most VCs are well aware that their brief brushes with hourly-wage work could prompt eye rolls or worse
5 min read28 Nov 2018Hiring the perfect gig worker is no easy task
You may need to hire for a project on an urgent basis, but don’t skip due diligence
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