Gig Economy: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Dec 2022

Future of Work

Is the Gig Model a Win-Win Solution in Changing Work Culture?

Dec 5, 2022

Gig Economy and the Future of Work

Since the onset of COVID- pandemic, there has been an all-around impact on the way businesses were...

Future of Work

Dec 3, 2022

Gig Economy A Reality to Build On

Attracting the right talent and retaining them has been a perennial challenge for organizations. Add...

Future of Work

Nov 30, 2022

Rethinking Gig Model in Changing Work Culture

There has been a rise in the use of the word GIG over the last couple of years. Gig working is no...

Culture & Behaviour

Nov 25, 2022

Rethinking Gig Model in Changing Work Culture

Human Resources

Dr. Vishwanath Joshi, CPO, Hexaware on rise of gigs amid moonlighting

Conversation With Dr. Vishwanath Joshi, Chief People Officer, Hexaware Technologies on the Rise of Gigs amid Moonlighting Dr. Vishwanath Joshi leads Human Resources at Hexaware as Chief People Officer. Prior to taking up this role, Dr. Joshi was leading the Practice of Journey Programme at Great Place to Work® India, a Culture Recognition and Transformation […]

Nov 24, 2022

Culture & Behaviour

Gig Economy in the Changing Work Culture

GIG Economy had been a subject talked about for years now and has evolved over years in terms of customizing to consumer needs basis technological advances and evolving competitive edge. The changing work environment is leading to newer challenges to which organisations are adapting by the means of pursuing the relevant portion of the value […]

Nov 23, 2022

Human Resources

Paramjit Singh Nayyar CHRO, Hero Housing Finance on the Rise of GIG economy

In Conversation With Paramjit Singh Nayyar CHRO, Hero Housing Finance on the rise of GIG economy in India. Paramjit is a passionate HR leader with 20+ years of experience in scaling up businesses in diverse industries – BFSI, Telecom, Retail, and Health Care. He has spent the last 12 years in HR leadership roles including CHRO, […]

Nov 22, 2022

Industry

Tech Mahindra and Infosys to bring a policy on moonlighting soon

India’s IT Major, Tech Mahindra has said that it is working on a policy that will allow moonlighting for its employees. C P Gurnani, CEO and MD said that Tech Mahindra is a digital company and not a legacy firm. We are working on a policy that will allow our employees to take gig work with […]

Nov 15, 2022

Labour Law

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response Uber, Zomato on plea for gig workers’ benefits

The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre and firms including Uber and Zomato on a plea of an organisation of transport workers serving app-based service providers seeking social security rights available for unorganised sector workers under the law. The plea by Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) has sought formulation of welfare schemes like health […]

Dec 13, 2021

Culture & Behaviour

HR Analytics and Gig Economy in New Normal

#GIGCODEOFWORK Giggers already demolished the traditional employment system. As per Mckinsey “46% of existing jobs will either partially change or completely fade away by 2021” 40% of employees will not have traditional employee contracts as we know it now. Permanent employees will be replaced with freelance and contract workers in the next two years. Millennium […]

Nov 16, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

How HR can prepare for the Gig Economy amid the crisis

Co-CEOs Patrick Petitti and Rob Biederman, say the Gig Economy model allows people to choose the work they do rather than being tied to a single job and will become mainstream for office workers within a decade– Business Insider This year has been unique and has changed all aspects of our professional, personal, and emotional […]

Nov 13, 2020

Talent Acquisition

The Gig Economy – An Opportunity for Professionals to Make Music

The Gig Economy – An Opportunity for Professionals to Make Music The word ‘Gig’ was coined in the 1920s by Jazz artists in America. It is prudent to assume that those melodious musicians may have never imagined that a century later, the corporate world in far-away India would be abuzz with the term, albeit in […]

Nov 9, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

The Rise & Challenges of Gig Economy in Current Scenario

The Rise & Challenges of Gig Economy in Current Scenario The GIG economy has become mainstream much sooner than expected. It got a thrust with the introduction of internet-based aggregator services like Uber, Zomato, Ola, Meru, and Airbnb. For a recognizable reason, the crisis has intensified the exposure and acceptance as the primary business models have […]

Nov 3, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Knock, Knock! Future of Work, At Your Doorstep!

Knock, Knock! Future of Work, At Your Doorstep! Anshuman is a project manager and he leads a fairly large team at work. When work demands are high, he engages freelancers to augment his workforce. It was quite easy to get additional manpower since the gig workforce was emerging and growing rapidly. All seemed to work […]

Nov 2, 2020

Human Resources

Volvo India CHRO on Reshaping Jobs in Auto Industry

In Conversation With Amit Sharma, CHRO, Volvo Group India on Reshaping Jobs in Automobile Industry Amit Sharma is Vice President – HR, and member of the Country Management Team for Volvo Group India. In a career spanning more than 2 decades, he has earlier worked across various HR roles with top of the line organizations, […]

Oct 31, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Schneider Electric CHRO on Key Factors Driving Gig Workforce

Schneider Electric CHRO- O3 key factors driving the Gig Workforce The concept of ‘work’ as we knew it, is undergoing a change. Among the many reasons that are impacting the nature of work, the hybrid way of working and the gig economy have emerged as some of the most important ones and have established themselves […]

Oct 30, 2020