Food Delivery Worker

Why is India facing a shortage of gig workers?

The fledgling online delivery platforms are suddenly facing a shortage of delivery partners. Why are gig workers in such a short supply? How is this affecting food delivery and quick commerce firms?

It's an industry-first move that will give such execs fixed pay and additional benefits; others likely to follow suit with similar schemes

The foodtech giant would also cover the loss of pay when the partners take the time off to get vaccinated against coronavirus

The Gurugram-based firm had cut 13 per cent jobs in May due to the impact from Covid-19

Some experts for bringing gig workers under the ambit of the contract labour Act; others want a new rulebook

Food delivery giants such as Swiggy and Zomato are also aggressively coming up with new technologies and innovations to address the huge disruption in their business models

Swiggy said the core food delivery business has been severely impacted and will stay impacted over the short term, but is expected to start growing again after that

The startup is already doing contactless delivery where customers can opt to allow the delivery partner to leave the package outside their home, ensuring no human-to-human interaction

Amazon acknowledges its ad-hoc effort may not accomplish much during the current pandemic.

The delivery staff who drop off packages for online retail giants or food or ferry passengers around the city in their taxis are among the worst affected by the capital's foul air

Is it time for the aggregator brands to rethink their promise to their partners-be it restaurants, airlines and hotels and drivers?

Gig workers are characterised as contractors rather than employees and are paid per delivery