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June, 2024
September, 2023
The Act mandates registration of aggregators, primary employers, and gig workers with the Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers Welfare Board. It requires aggregators and employers to deposit a monthly welfare cess called "Platform Based Gig Workers Welfare Cess" for the benefit of gig workers. It also envisages establishing a Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers Social Security and Welfare Fund to hold all contributions for gig workers' welfare. All transactions related to gig workers will be tracked through a Central Transaction Information and Management System (CTIMS).
June, 2022
The report advocated for harnessing the economic potential of the gig-platform sector and providing adequate safety nets to gig workers by, inter alia, accelerating access to finance through products specifically designed for platform workers; extending social security measures in partnership mode as envisaged in the Code on Social Security; and enhancing social inclusion through gender sensitization and accessibility awareness programmes for workers and their families.
August, 2021
This portal establishes a National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar and aims to ‘enhance their employability and provide them with social security scheme benefits’. This platform is accessible for the purpose of enrolling unorganized workers and gig workers. Eligible individuals who register on the e-SHRAM portal are entitled to accidental insurance cover of Rs. 2.0 Lakh for one year through the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).
September, 2020
The Act defines gig worker as “a person who performs work or participates in a work arrangement and earns from such activities outside of traditional employer-employee relationship”. The Code envisages various benefits to gig and platform workers through formulation of schemes including (i) life and disability cover; (ii) accident insurance; (iii) health and maternity benefits; (iv) old-age protection; (v) crèche and other benefits as may be determined by the Central Government.
August, 2019
Payment of minimum wages is a statutory requirement under the Code on Wages, 2019. The Act includes the determination of minimum wage rates based on time work, with options for various wage periods such as hourly, daily, or monthly. Additionally, the Code requires the Central Government to set a floor wage that is applicable at both the Central and State levels. Section 9 of the Code specifies that the minimum wage rates set by the relevant government under Section 6 must not fall below the floor wage.
