Social security benefits a boost for gig workers, say temp staffing companies
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The introduction of an online platform which will capture all the data about temporary workers is a big positive, said Lohit Bhatia, president of workforce management at staffing company Quess Corp.
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For gig workers, employers need to maintain a corpus for social security and the execution of this will be key.
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TeamLease Services said that the measures for the gig, platform and temporary workers in this year s budget are welcome but their execution will be key.
For gig workers, employers need to maintain a corpus for social security and the execution of this will be key, said Rituparna Chakraborty, executive vice-president of staffing company TeamLease Services.
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Further, the announcement of social security benefits to gig workers and platform workers and the proposed setting up of a portal to collect information on gig workers will create the right impetus for remote and flexible work, the experts said. PTI
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The schemes and outlays proposed by the government in the Budget for core sectors like manufacturing and infrastructure will benefit these segments especially with improved job creation opportunities, HR experts said.
Further, the announcement of social security benefits to gig workers and platform workers and the proposed setting up of a portal to collect information on gig workers will create the right impetus for remote and flexible work, they said.
The schemes and outlays proposed by the government in the Budget for core sectors like manufacturing and infrastructure will benefit these segments especially with improved job creation opportunities, HR experts said. Further, the announcement of social security benefits to gig workers and platform workers and the proposed setting up of a portal to collect information on gig workers will create the right impetus for remote and flexible work, they said. Given the schemes and outlays the government has proposed in the budget for the core sectors - manufacturing and infrastructure, these sectors should see a boost in jobs being created by them, said Rituparna Chakraborty, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President, TeamLease Services.
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The scale of provisions under the Digital India mission and the Skill India campaign needs to increase as there has been a rapid rise in new-age digital technologies like Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, and Big Data, they suggested.
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Published: Thursday, January 21, 2021, 12:17 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 21: The upcoming Budget must build on recent reforms in labour and education and the government should continue to provide policy as well as financial support for skilling to ensure that the workforce in India is future ready, say HR experts.
The scale of provisions under the Digital India mission and the Skill India campaign needs to increase as there has been a rapid rise in new-age digital technologies like Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, and Big Data, they suggested.