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    Gig Economy News

    How to build wealth on irregular income

    Government social welfare schemes are important, but they should supplement — not substitute for — the financial security system you build yourself. (Shutterstock)
    Business
    Updated 15 days ago

    Gig workers really don’t care for bleeding hearts

    The Code on Social Security now formally recognises gig and platform workers and creates a framework for their social security, including schemes covering health, life, and other benefits.
    Opinion
    Updated 16 days ago

    ‘Welfare state can’t be apathetic’: Orissa HC on employee’s regularisation

    The court dismissed technical objections and described the state’s arguments as “unfair, illogical, and arbitrary”. (Shutterstock)
    India News
    Updated 23 days ago

    Hidden cost of constant connectivity

    Gig economy. (Representative file photo)
    Ht Insight
    Updated 63 days ago

    Startup founder ‘poaches’ his own employee after discussing delivery earnings

    Founder tells worker delivery jobs may pay more in viral chat.
    Trending
    Updated 98 days ago

    Vandana Vasudevan: “We are close to becoming a nation of delivery workers”

    Author Vandana Vasudevan (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival)
    Books
    Updated 113 days ago

    Invisible second shift in India’s gig economy

    Gig economy. (Representative file photo)
    Ht Insight
    Updated 140 days ago

    '524 packages, 421 locations': Amazon driver's ‘normal’ route goes viral

    The video was originally posted on TikTok by user @abbykaddaby.
    Trending
    Updated 165 days ago

    Development plan must reflect changing needs: Bhide

    BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 173 days ago

    New book explores lives of Kolkata's gig workers

    New book explores lives of Kolkata's gig workers
    Cities
    Published 180 days ago

    Gig workers and the digital grind

    Artificial intelligence isometric icon, server room, datacenter and database concept, code repository access, programm app development vector neon dark
    Cities
    Published 202 days ago

    Blinkit delivery dispute turns violent in Bengaluru; customer suffers fracture

    An altercation broke out in Bengaluru between a Blinkit delivery worker and a customer over a location mix-up.
    Cities
    Updated 204 days ago

    Fast track social security for gig workers

    A gig worker wades through a waterlogged subway amid heavy rain in Mumbai, India, July 21, 2025.
    Ht Insight
    Published 226 days ago

    'Bengaluru is crazy': Techie surprised after Rapido driver reveals corporate job

    The post quickly caught the attention of social media users, sparking mixed reactions online.
    Trending
    Published 234 days ago

    Gig workers stage nationwide protest over unsafe working conditions, penalties

    Several workers HT spoke to described a deterioration in working conditions after new rules were imposed last year. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
    Cities
    Updated 248 days ago

    The case for nuance in the gig economy debate

    The gig economy is not inherently exploitative, nor is it a panacea for employment challenges. It is a transitional phase in how work is organised, mediated by technology and shaped by societal choices. (Reuters)
    Opinion
    Published 260 days ago

    Raghav Chadha turns Blinkit delivery agent amid gig workers' demands row | Video

    AAP MP Raghav Chadha dons Blinkit uniform, delivers orders to highlight gig workers’ demands
    India News
    Updated 262 days ago

    Night-time Rapido riding: Bengaluru man earns ₹1,820 after 17 hours of work

    A Bengaluru resident's experience as a Rapido bike taxi rider for four days sparked debate on gig work's viability to sustain life.
    Cities
    Published 266 days ago

    Terms of Trade: The gig debate misses the woods for the trees

    The gig economy is perhaps the only semi-skilled, but formal sector work that has seen a large growth in the Indian economy in the past couple of decades. (PTI)
    India News
    Updated 265 days ago

    Gig firms need to contribute 5% of workers’ wages for social security by June 30, draft rules say

    According to the draft, gig and platform workers will have to be employed for 90 days with an aggregator in the last financial year to qualify for social security benefits under the Code on Social Security 2020. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 268 days ago

    ‘Hostages with helmets’: Chadha tears into delivery platforms over worker strike

    Raghav Chadha said that delivery workers asking for fair pay weren't criminals.
    India News
    Updated 271 days ago

    Centre proposes 90-day work a year for gig workers to avail social security

    The rules define a worker as engaged if they have earned income for work carried out for an aggregator on a particular calendar day.
    India News
    Updated 272 days ago

    ‘Riders denied lifts, climb 10-14 floors’: What Blinkit staff told Raghav Chadha

    AAP MP Raghav Chadha hosts a delivery boy named Himanshu over lunch
    India News
    Updated 278 days ago

    Gig workers’ strike on New Year’s Eve? End to 10-min delivery among key demands

    Gig workers announce nationwide strike on December 31, say reports
    India News
    Updated 279 days ago

    Gurugram faces delays in food deliveries as gig workers protest across city

    The disruption stemmed from organised gatherings of workers who temporarily logged off from their apps.
    Cities
    Updated 280 days ago

    Gig, delivery workers call for all-India strike on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve

    The gig workers strike is a protest against what their associations claimed were worsening working conditions and reduced pay amid lack of social security.
    Business
    Updated 280 days ago

    Terms of Trade: A five-point political economy problem for India

    India, today, is caught in a political economy quagmire. Democratic competition is pushing governments to offer more and more welfare measures to the underclass. (Representative photo)
    India News
    Updated 293 days ago

    New dawn in regulation: India’s Labour Codes

    Law (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Ht Insight
    Updated 298 days ago

    Gratuity eligibility to minimum wages: Key highlights from four labour codes

    Under the new codes, women can now work night shifts with safety measures, overturning earlier state restrictions on night work in certain industries.
    India News
    Updated 313 days ago

    Workers take on side jobs to combat stagnant salaries and insecurity about employment

    Workers take on side jobs to combat stagnant salaries and insecurity about employment
    Lifestyle
    Published 322 days ago
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