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Budget 2025: FM proposes ID cards for gig workers, UPI-linked credit cards
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech today, announced that her government will provide ID cards to gig workers.
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Withdraw your PF directly from ATMs starting next year: Labour secretary
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Starting next year, EPFO subscribers will be able to withdraw their provident funds directly from ATMs, secretary at labour secretary Sumita Dawra told ANI.
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Work underway for framework to provide social security to gig workers: Cen
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A committee comprising representatives from various stakeholders has been constituted to suggest a framework for providing social security and welfare benefits to gig and platform workers, MoS Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje informed Parliament on Monday.
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Urban India's Retirement Index Increases from 47 to 49, While Gig Workers
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24: Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. ("Max Life"/ "Company") has launched the 4th edition of its retirement survey, India Retirement Index Study (IRIS)*, conducted in partnership with KANTAR, the world's leading marketing data and analytics company. The IRIS 4.0 rev
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Pakistan: Women Workers Forum calls for action to protect gig workers
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Members of the Women Workers Forum (WWF) of Pakistan urged the Pakistani government to take prompt measures to protect their livelihoods, which are increasingly threatened by socio-economic challenges stemming from climate change and unreliable internet access.
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"Bankrupt govt": BJP hits at Congress over decision to levy cess on aggreg
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The government of Karnataka has announced to impose new cess on transactions conducted through aggregator platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber and others to provide social security to gig workers.
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Karnataka announces cess on transactions conducted through aggregator plat
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The government of Karnataka has announced to impose new cess on transactions conducted through aggregator platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber and others to provide social security to gig workers.
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How TaxSpanner and KarmaLife Helped Delivery Agents and Mobility Platform
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26: In a groundbreaking move, TaxSpanner and KarmaLife have partnered to streamline the tax refund process for gig workers associated with major delivery and mobility platforms. This collaboration aims to simplify the recovery of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) by g
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Platform aggregators asked to register themselves, their workers on e-Shra
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The central government, which is actively exploring various avenues to ensure gig and platform workers are covered under social security schemes, has invited platform aggregators to register themselves and their platform workers on the e-Shram Portal.
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Delhi Transport Minister addresses gig workers at Zomato and Blinkit event
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In his address, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot expressed deep gratitude to the delivery partners and called them 'Pradushan Yodha'.
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Centre exploring avenues to provide social security benefits to gig and pl
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The government is committed to extending social security benefits to gig and platform workers, Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, said on Sunday, chairing a review meeting in New Delhi.
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10 lakh gig jobs and 2.5 lakh contract workers are expected to be hired by
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
As the festive season is coming, the e-commerce companies are planning to hire additional personnel, including 10 lakh gig workers and 2.5 lakh contractual staff, highlights a report by TeamLease Services.
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