Just in Time Employees - The Gig Economy
By Dr. M.K.M. Manikandan Associate Professor Recently India’s Finance Minister Honorable Nirmala Sitharaman made a statement on the sluggishness of the automobile sector. The statement reflected the report from Deloitte 2019 titled Global Automotive Consumer Study which states that the Young Indian consumers are not averse to the idea of shared mobility leading to the condition of taking a ride in hired taxis like Ola and Uber than buying cars for their disposal. Ola and Uber are platforms that employ people who can work at their convenience and can sign in and sign out any time based on their convenience, generally called as Gig Economy. Some of the famous Gig Economy platforms in India are Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato to name a few. Image Source: Salve and Paliath, June 4, 2019. India’s Gig Workers: Overworked and Underpaid T...