IAMAI contended that the gig economy is an evolving sector, and any new regulations will have far-reaching ramifications for workers, platforms and the larger ecosystem.
A delivery person. (Creative Commons)
IAMAI urged the Karnataka government to put on “hold” the legislative process around its draft bill on platform-based gig workers to give sufficient time for thorough consultations. It highlighted the possibility of dual levy coming into play on social security, and rued a lack of clarity on how the proposed welfare fee contribution from aggregators to support social security of gig workers will be utilised.