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Why More Americans Find One Job No Longer Enough To Survive
The gig economy, once seen as a side hustle, has become essential for supplementing income as inflation outpaces wage increases.
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LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Predicts Death Of 9-to-5 Jobs By 2034
Neal Taparia shared Hoffman's video, noting his previous accurate predictions about social media, the sharing economy, and AI.
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Haryana To Establish A State Level Board For Welfare Of Workers Involved In Delivery
Deputy Chief Minister discussed with market representatives regarding social security of gig workers in Gurugram.
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Zwigato: Kapil Sharma's Film Made Tax-Free In Odisha
The film features actor-comic Kapil Sharma as a food delivery person exploring the world of the gig economy
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Youth End Up In "Gig Economy", Get Little Job Security: Rahul Gandhi
Youth from across India come to Rajasthan to study and hope for good jobs, but many end up in the new "gig economy" which offers little security despite government efforts, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday.
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Zwigato Review: A Contemporary Portrait Of The Gig Economy And Its Pitfalls
Zwigato Review: The male protagonist is Manas Mahto (Kapil Sharma cast in a role that one would hardly believe is cut out for him), a food delivery boy who strays into the profession after losing the job of a factory floor supervisor.
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"No Muslim Delivery Person", Demands Swiggy Hyderabad User. Slammed On Twitter
Shaik Salauddin, head of an organisation of workers employed in the gig economy, shared the screenshot of the Swiggy order and urged the platform to take a stand against it.
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Delivery Firms Step Up Hiring of Gig Workers Ahead of Crucial Festival Season
Delivery firms like BigBasket have stepped up their hiring ahead of the crucial upcoming shopping season that is set to arrive with the festivals next month. Companies have attempted to hire more gig workers, for deliveries, even as the demand for these workers has seen a sharp increase. Firms like Dunzo and BigBasket hire their own workers for del...
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Japanese Man Gets Paid With A Rent To Literally "Do Nothing"
Shoji Morimoto has turned down requests to help clean houses,do laundry, make scintillating banter, visit a haunted house, and pose nude.
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Informal Economy May Employ More Than 2 Crore People By 2029-30: Report
Normally gig jobs are temporary and part-time and activities like food delivery and driving cabs owned by hailing companies fall under them
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Like Gig Economy, Crypto Gaming Is Sold With Promise of Convenience and Riches. In Practice It’s Deeply Exploitative
Video games are increasingly incorporating blockchains, the decentralised databases that underpin cryptocurrencies, as well as NFTs and other “digital assets”. New games are emerging expressly to support blockchain technology, while traditional games are being updated to incorporate blockchains.
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Zomato CEO Set to Aid Delivery Workers With Rs. 700-Crore Donation, Union Calls It a 'Ploy to Divert Attention'
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal announced to donate his employee stock option plan (ESOP) proceeds worth Rs. 700 crore to aid its delivery workers in a letter sent to its employees. The move has been called "a ploy to divert attention" from the recent worker protests by the Telangana Gig And Platform Workers Union (TGPWU).
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"Professional Baby Namer" In US Paid A Bomb For Naming Newborns
Taylor A Humphrey, the "professional baby namer", started her business in 2015. She offers services ranging from a phone call and a bespoke name list to a genealogical investigation.
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Techie Takes Zomato Delivery Job to Understand Problems of Gig Workers: Here's What He Learnt
A Chennai-based techie joined Zomato for a couple of days to understand the problems faced by delivery workers. He wrote a LinkedIn post to highlight his experience.
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Amazon Workers Try New Tactics in Second Attempt to Unionise in Alabama
Amazon workers in Alabama are trying new tactics to gather support in favour of unionising in a do-over election after Amazon was determined to have unfairly influenced the first election last year.
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Why More Americans Find One Job No Longer Enough To Survive
The gig economy, once seen as a side hustle, has become essential for supplementing income as inflation outpaces wage increases.
-
LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Predicts Death Of 9-to-5 Jobs By 2034
Neal Taparia shared Hoffman's video, noting his previous accurate predictions about social media, the sharing economy, and AI.
-
Haryana To Establish A State Level Board For Welfare Of Workers Involved In Delivery
Deputy Chief Minister discussed with market representatives regarding social security of gig workers in Gurugram.
-
Zwigato: Kapil Sharma's Film Made Tax-Free In Odisha
The film features actor-comic Kapil Sharma as a food delivery person exploring the world of the gig economy
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Youth End Up In "Gig Economy", Get Little Job Security: Rahul Gandhi
Youth from across India come to Rajasthan to study and hope for good jobs, but many end up in the new "gig economy" which offers little security despite government efforts, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday.
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Zwigato Review: A Contemporary Portrait Of The Gig Economy And Its Pitfalls
Zwigato Review: The male protagonist is Manas Mahto (Kapil Sharma cast in a role that one would hardly believe is cut out for him), a food delivery boy who strays into the profession after losing the job of a factory floor supervisor.
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"No Muslim Delivery Person", Demands Swiggy Hyderabad User. Slammed On Twitter
Shaik Salauddin, head of an organisation of workers employed in the gig economy, shared the screenshot of the Swiggy order and urged the platform to take a stand against it.
-
Delivery Firms Step Up Hiring of Gig Workers Ahead of Crucial Festival Season
Delivery firms like BigBasket have stepped up their hiring ahead of the crucial upcoming shopping season that is set to arrive with the festivals next month. Companies have attempted to hire more gig workers, for deliveries, even as the demand for these workers has seen a sharp increase. Firms like Dunzo and BigBasket hire their own workers for del...
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Japanese Man Gets Paid With A Rent To Literally "Do Nothing"
Shoji Morimoto has turned down requests to help clean houses,do laundry, make scintillating banter, visit a haunted house, and pose nude.
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Informal Economy May Employ More Than 2 Crore People By 2029-30: Report
Normally gig jobs are temporary and part-time and activities like food delivery and driving cabs owned by hailing companies fall under them
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Like Gig Economy, Crypto Gaming Is Sold With Promise of Convenience and Riches. In Practice It’s Deeply Exploitative
Video games are increasingly incorporating blockchains, the decentralised databases that underpin cryptocurrencies, as well as NFTs and other “digital assets”. New games are emerging expressly to support blockchain technology, while traditional games are being updated to incorporate blockchains.
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Zomato CEO Set to Aid Delivery Workers With Rs. 700-Crore Donation, Union Calls It a 'Ploy to Divert Attention'
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal announced to donate his employee stock option plan (ESOP) proceeds worth Rs. 700 crore to aid its delivery workers in a letter sent to its employees. The move has been called "a ploy to divert attention" from the recent worker protests by the Telangana Gig And Platform Workers Union (TGPWU).
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"Professional Baby Namer" In US Paid A Bomb For Naming Newborns
Taylor A Humphrey, the "professional baby namer", started her business in 2015. She offers services ranging from a phone call and a bespoke name list to a genealogical investigation.
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Techie Takes Zomato Delivery Job to Understand Problems of Gig Workers: Here's What He Learnt
A Chennai-based techie joined Zomato for a couple of days to understand the problems faced by delivery workers. He wrote a LinkedIn post to highlight his experience.
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Amazon Workers Try New Tactics in Second Attempt to Unionise in Alabama
Amazon workers in Alabama are trying new tactics to gather support in favour of unionising in a do-over election after Amazon was determined to have unfairly influenced the first election last year.
