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A quarter of Indian gig workers’ salaries grew by 50% in the last one year
An overall growth of 150% was recorded in the payments/salaries to gig workers between October 2021…
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Gig economy is dominated by millennials but women make up for less than a third of the workforce
The number of active gig workers have increased by at least 50% in the last five months, as per Tas…
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On-demand laundry service Sudshare raises $10 million in bid to have gig workers clean other people's clothes from their homes
Sudshare uses contract workers who pick up, clean and drop off peoples' laundry. It says it's profi…
Tom Dotan
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Tech cos are offering longer projects, full-time jobs to gig workers: Nasscom
The share of Indian tech companies who hired gig workers has risen – to 65% in 2022, from 57% in 20…
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Inside healthcare's gig economy
These are Business Insider's biggest healthcare stories for November 24.
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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Indian women don’t like being gig workers — the potentially $455 billion industry has to woo them with fair pay to start with
There are at least two surveys that explain the lag in the labour reforms for women. In 2018, …
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Nearly half of gig workers say their companies aren't fair about benefits, according to a new research report
Roughly two-thirds of gig workers say their companies are fair about pay, but many of them wouldn't…
Sarah Jackson
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Number of gig workers earning over ₹85,000/month rose over 60% since last October: Report
The number of gig workers earning more than ₹1,50,000 grew by 69%, while gig workers earning betwee…
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Ola, Porter, Uber & Dunzo worst digital platforms for gig workers: Report
Ola, Porter, Uber and cash-strapped quick-grocery delivery provider Dunzo are the worst platforms f…
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Only a fifth of the 7.7 million Indian gig workers are highly skilled
Only 22% of 7.7 million gig workers in India are highly skilled, while 47% are involved in low-skil…
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Uber, DoorDash and other gig-economy stocks fall after US labor secretary says most gig workers should be classified as employees
"We are looking at it but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees," Walsh s…
Will Daniel
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Amazon delivery drivers reportedly say their plot to outsmart the company's system to land orders by hanging smartphones in trees has been foiled
The drivers placed phones in trees outside of Whole Foods stores to be chosen first to deliver orde…
Katie Canales
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Seattle becomes first US city to set minimum wage for app-based delivery drivers
The "Pay Up" bill will set the minimum wage for app-based delivery drivers in line with Seattle's r…
Urooba Jamal
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Nearly 1 in 3 people doing gig work say it has been their main job over the past year, according to new research
Roughly 42% of gig workers with lower incomes did it as their main job in the past year, rather tha…
Sarah Jackson
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In a post-Covid world, more companies will engage freelancers, says Deloitte
India Inc is still coping with the uncertainty during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisations had …
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Uber drivers say the company is taking hundreds of dollars from their paychecks to pay airport-issued tickets the drivers didn't know existed
Airports have issued thousands of citations to drivers, amounting to Uber paying millions by using …
Katie Canales
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A secretive company that's worked with Airbnb, Apple, and Amazon reportedly has its workers pay fees and buy their own equipment to do the job of providing customer support
Arise Virtual Solutions can easily hire — and fire — gig workers for some of the largest companies …