Women gig workers call for ‘digital strike’ on Deepavali day

Women gig workers call for ‘digital strike’ on Deepavali day

GIPSWU have demanded that the Central and State governments step up to regulate employment in the gig economy through labour laws, extend social security rights such as EPF, employees’ pension scheme and more and make the Maternity Benefits Act applicable to the sector. File photo | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Bengaluru The Gig and … Read more

Emerging markets such as China and India will grow old before they grow rich

Emerging markets such as China and India will grow old before they grow rich

Emerging markets such as China and India, before they start celebrating stable fertility rates, will have to contend with ageing populations which don’t have enough savings to deal with old-age issues. Also, those employers will prosper who offer workplace childcare, fertility and family benefits. Diversity and inclusion at the workplace will be driven by Gen … Read more

About 80% of economy now formal following digitisation drive, pandemic: SBI Report

About 80% of economy now formal following digitisation drive, pandemic: SBI Report

The digitisation drive and pandemic-induced emergence of the gig economy have led to a faster formalisation of the economy, with the share of the informal sector shrinking to just 15-20 per cent in 2021 from 52.4 per cent in 2018, according to an SBI Research report. Share of the informal economy has fallen drastically to … Read more