Gig Workers

EU countries on Monday tweaked draft rules aimed at giving workers at online companies such as Uber and Deliveroo employee benefits, ahead of negotiations with EU lawmakers who want more comprehensive rules than both EU governments and the…

Gig jobs are eating into the permanent jobs pie of the IT sector. The result: the pace of hiring for permanent roles across IT firms is slowing down.According to CIEL HR Services research shared exclusively with ET, permanent jobs have…

A homeowner fired shots at a couple's car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. A Florida man was charged with killing and dismembering an Uber Eats delivery driver who brought food to his home. A…

Workforce management software provider BetterPlace has said that it will enter Malaysia with the acquisition of job matching and talent solutions platform Troopers for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is expected to strengthen…

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There was plenty of exuberance in the quick commerce space at the start of 2022, when Grofers renamed itself Blinkit and began to promise 10-minute delivery, and Mumbai-based Zepto raised multimillion-dollar rounds from prominent investors.…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 28, 2022 11:20:49 ISTSeveral prominent startups in India, including Ola, Uber, Dunzo, PharmEasy and Amazon have some of the worst working conditions for gig workers in India, revealed a report by Fairwork India. The…

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Ola, quick commerce platform Dunzo, online pharmacy PharmEasy, and delivery platform Amazon Flex provided the poorest conditions for gig workers in, research firm Fairwork India said in its 2022 report on…

Director-General of the International Labour Organisation Gilbert F. Houngbo said that a new law is needed to help gig, platform workers. | Representative image | | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash 56% of the population in the Asia Pacific…

Urban Company said it has awarded stock options worth Rs 5.2 crore to about 500 of its 'service partners' -- or gig workers -- across India under its partner stock option plan (Psop). When it announced the plan in March, the company said…