Gig Workers: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Sep 2024

Press Release

eShram Portal A Gateway to Social Security for Gig Workers

Sep 2, 2024

E-commerce Sector Hiring L Gig and .L Contract Workers

As the festive season approaches, the e-commerce sector is gearing up for an impressive hiring spree...

Press Release

Aug 9, 2024

E-commerce Sector Hiring L Gig and .L Contract Workers

Tech Mahindra launches a new platform for gig workforce

Tech Mahindra has announced the launch ofnbspPopulii a crowdsourcing platform that enables gig wor...

Industry

Dec 13, 2023

Tech Mahindra launches a new platform for gig workforce

Zomato introduces maternity insurance for female delivery partners

Indias food ordering and delivery platform, Zomato has announced the launch of a comprehensiv...

Work Model

Oct 25, 2023

Zomato introduces maternity insurance for female delivery partners

Industry

Over 9 million jobs to be added by 2025 by GIG workforce: India

Home delivery, vehicle repair, and cab driving are some of the most demanded GIG workforces by employers. Above 9 million workforces to be added by 2025 as GIG workers who are mainly online platform workers, and on-call workers. Employers show high demand for the GIG workforce due to market disruption caused by digitalization and therefore […]

Dec 10, 2022

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

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

Swiggy Launches Sexual Harassment Redressal Policy

An Indian online food ordering and delivery platform, Swiggy introduced a Swiggy-specific Policy on Sexual Harassment Redressal that is aligned in spirit with the POSH Act. It covers how sexual harassment can be reported and how it will be investigated and acted upon. What happens when there is untoward behavior in the form of sexual […]

Nov 17, 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

Hot Topic

Can Moonlighting Be Allowed?- Global HR Experts’ Perspective

The issue of moonlighting by tech professionals has ignited a fresh debate, polarising opinions and raising thorny questions like; what are the reasons for Moonlighting? Is it a legal issue/ethical issue/HR issue/social issue? Moonlighting refers to employees taking up side gigs to work on more than one job at a time. It can be defined as working […]

Sep 27, 2022

Human Resources

Cadila Global President HR on Reskilling & Upskilling Challenges in this year

In conversation with Sameer Nagarajan, Global President Human Resources, Cadila Pharmaceuticals on Skilling, Reskilling, and Upskilling Sameer is a senior HR professional with over 33 years of experience in leading the HR function while partnering businesses to growth and profitability. Prior to Cadila, he was working with Dabur International Limited as Executive Vice President, Human […]

Apr 26, 2021

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

Culture & Behaviour

Improving Employee Experience for Gig Workforce

Improving Employee Experience for Gig Workforce The gig economy is defined as a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations typically contract with individual workers to complete short-term engagements. It is a challenging time for employees and employers right now. Although most of the currently large remote workforce will likely return to […]

Sep 25, 2020

Labour Law

Social security soon for Gig Workers/ Freelancers: Govt

Social security soon for Gig Workers/ Freelancers: Government of India Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has accepted the recommendation of the parliamentary standing committee on labour, and proposed setting up a Gig and Platform Workers’ Social Security Fund in the draft Code on Social Security (CoSS), 2020. The inclusion in the existing social security […]

Aug 25, 2020