Impact of COVID-19 on Gig Workers with Special Reference to Food Delivery Executives

Title

Impact of COVID-19 on Gig Workers with Special Reference to Food Delivery Executives

Creator

Jose N.M.; Joseph D.; Purswani G.; Girish S.

Description

The gig economy, popularly known as shared economy or collaborative work, has acquired a public and academic interest in the twenty-first century. The concept stresses entering into short-term contracts and does not promise any permanent job. The employees in the Gig economy with temporary work relationships are also referred to as gig workers. Any unexpected change in the pulse of the economy has an impact on the gig economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the economy and the gig workers over the last few months. This book chapter provides a timely intervention into the gig workers, particularly the food delivery executives in India. Their remunerations, benefits, and difficulties from a pandemic perspective are included in the chapter. The authors try to bring in the employees views of the work they do and the differences, which have been brought in as an aftermath of the pandemic. The chapter also throws light on the recent government initiatives to benefit gig workers in the economy. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022.

Source

Sustainability in the Gig Economy: Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities in Industry 4.0, pp. 111-124.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Springer Nature

Subject

COVID-19 pandemic; Food delivery executives; Gig economy; Gig workers; Impact

Coverage

Jose N.M., Department of Commerce, School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Joseph D., Department of Commerce, School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Purswani G., Department of Commerce, School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Girish S., Department of Commerce, School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-981168406-7; 978-981168405-0

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8406-7_8

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