Companies flag location spoofing among hybrid, gig workers

Companies flag location spoofing among hybrid, gig workers

BENGALURU: Background verification firms and corporate forensic teams are flagging cases of location spoofing, particularly among hybrid employees and gig workers. In several instances, employees have been pulled up after allegedly misrepresenting their actual work location, with such discrepancies surfacing during random audits, compliance checks, or client reviews. Investigations found that some used travel routers…

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Labour code rollout: Gig workers get social security for first time; what it means for Zomato, Swiggy, Uber riders

Labour code rollout: Gig workers get social security for first time; what it means for Zomato, Swiggy, Uber riders

The newly notified labour codes mark a historic shift for India’s gig economy, formally bringing millions of delivery partners, ride-hailing drivers and platform workers under a recognised social security framework for the first time.The overhaul transitions gig workers from the fringes of the unorganised sector into a regulated system with access to protections such as…

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