gig workers

Legal gaps leave gig workers in limbo

Gig employment is currently unregulated. All labour laws have threshold criteria that must be met for workers to fall under their purview. An employer-employee relationship must exist for the application of labour codes.

22 September 2024, 23:08 IST

Legal gaps leave gig workers in limbo

22 September 2024, 23:08 IST

Govt plans per-transaction cess for gig workers' welfare

The Bill proposes to establish a Karnataka Gig Worker’s Social Security and Welfare Fund, which will include money from the cess, grants by the government and contributions by individual platform-based gig workers.

17 September 2024, 03:49 IST

Govt plans per-transaction cess for gig workers' welfare

17 September 2024, 03:49 IST

Govt has finally awoken to need for national law for gig workers' welfare: Congress

The opposition party's remarks came a day after Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the government is actively exploring various avenues to ensure gig and platform workers are covered under social security.

02 September 2024, 06:44 IST

Govt has finally awoken to need for national law for gig workers' welfare: Congress

02 September 2024, 06:44 IST

Centre 'actively' exploring ways to ensure social security to gig workers

Mandaviya said companies that employ gig and platform workers would be asked to take the lead in registering their workers on this portal. “An online window will be made available for aggregators to ensure a smooth and efficient registration process,” he said.

01 September 2024, 08:19 IST

Centre 'actively' exploring ways to ensure social security to gig workers

01 September 2024, 08:19 IST

Quest for transparency: Algorithms and gig workers' right to know

Workers know that they are controlled by algorithms, but are unable to contest its decisions.

12 August 2024, 01:48 IST

Quest for transparency: Algorithms and gig workers' right to know

12 August 2024, 01:48 IST

A draft bill for gig workers and the debate over a definition

The Rajasthan government’s law took the first step in not adhering to the weak definition of a ‘gig worker’ provided by the Social Security Code, 2020. Karnataka followed Rajasthan and has improvised on the definition and has laid down a definition that is innovative and comprehensive.

05 August 2024, 00:11 IST

A draft bill for gig workers and the debate over a definition

05 August 2024, 00:11 IST

Gig's up: Karnataka draft bill gets thumbs-up, workers propose tweaks

DH spoke to a host of gig workers to understand what they are expecting from the government and if the bill provides for all their needs.

03 August 2024, 21:18 IST

Gig's up: Karnataka draft bill gets thumbs-up, workers propose tweaks

03 August 2024, 21:18 IST

Industry body flags 'concerns' over Karnataka's draft bill on platform-based gig workers

Among the various pain points, IAMAI has highlighted the possibility of dual levy coming into play on social security, and rued lack of clarity on how the proposed welfare fee contribution from aggregators to support social security of gig workers will be utilised.

11 July 2024, 17:27 IST

Industry body flags 'concerns' over Karnataka's draft bill on platform-based gig workers

11 July 2024, 17:27 IST

India needs national legal, social security architecture for gig workers: Congress

Ramesh listed some of the features of the bill such as establishing the gig worker’s social security and welfare fund and gig workers welfare board to advocate for gig workers.

11 July 2024, 10:00 IST

India needs national legal, social security architecture for gig workers: Congress

11 July 2024, 10:00 IST

Heat, humidity or hale: ‘Majboori’ makes gig workers brave the elements

Heat, humidity, hail or heavy rain, when the weather gets tough, theirs is the band that gets going, working harder and for longer hours than earlier. It’s a job that has been getting increasingly tough with extreme weather events becoming more commonplace and frequent.

02 July 2024, 09:57 IST

Heat, humidity or hale: ‘Majboori’ makes gig workers brave the elements

02 July 2024, 09:57 IST