by dankeelan | Jan 25, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers, India
Online grocer BigBasket is looking at gig work in a big way for the roles of delivery personnel because the model works well in blue-collar jobs where it is easy to establish a direct link between output and payout, according to HR Head TN Hari. More than 95 per...
by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2022 | Gig Workers, India
Cab-hailing firms Ola, Uber and logistics start-up Porter scored poorly in the annual Fairwork India Ratings 2021 which examines working conditions of gig economy staffers in the country. The three companies received zero points on a 10-point table system which...
by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2021 | Gig Workers, India, Technology
Global tech giant Microsoft is currently undertaking a rather interesting experiment. They are inserting small word document jobs into people’s Facebook feeds, letting them get smaller portions of work done while taking time off from their major tasks. They are...
by dankeelan | Sep 28, 2021 | India, Technology
The new platform will help bolster Flipkart’s supply chain to ensure seamless and faster delivery of shipments and service to consumers across India while creating part-time opportunities for individuals, it added. The launch, which comes ahead of the festive...
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Gig Workers, India
The story of the impact of COVID-19 on India’s gig economy—largely dominated by the on-demand sector—is quite interesting. On one hand, we have job losses and reverse-migration and on the other, we hear about isolated yet unparalleled demand for services (Swiggy and...
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