LEGAL FRAMEWORK STREAMLINES GIG ECONOMY IN INDIA AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS” AN EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Abstract
Emergence of technology and internet of things paved avenues for substantial growth of gig work throughout nations. The contemporary time witnessing the enhanced growth of Gig workforce in India and throughout the globe. Due to flexible timings and extensive preference for opting the employment in Gig work fascinated large number of workers to engaged in it. This burgeoning gig jobs dwindled the employer’s liability and resonating an exponential revolution in the labour market. This intensified shift in the labour market would create a precarity to the workforce and it demands a new legislative frame work to streamline it for sustainable development. This research article analyses the legal framework existed in India is ample enough to demarcate the social security measures for Gig workforce. There exists a considerable dearth of robust legislative frame work in India. This research study intends to explore international legal frame work pertaining to securing social security measures for Gig workforce. This research work endeavor to provide a decisive trajectory for establishing an optimal legal frame work for enhancing sustainable and harmonious growth of Gig workforce.
Keyword : Gig Economy, Gig Workforce, Gig Legal framework, Gig-Sustainability
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