<p>Bengaluru: The state government has constituted a working group comprising trade union leaders, legal experts, representatives of leading e-Commerce companies, and officials from the Department of Labour to estimate the quantum of the fee to be levied towards securing the welfare of gig workers.</p>.<p>The Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance proposes levying a 1-5% charge per transaction as welfare fee for the workers. However, the ordinance does not specify the exact quantum of the welfare fee to be charged for the various kinds of private players operating in this domain such as Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, et al.</p>.Telangana to introduce bill to protect gig workers, Cong says 'Shramik Nyay' part of central vision.<p>The working group will also deliberate on the norms that will determine how the welfare fee is to be utilised in general, and for various social security schemes. The eligibility criteria to avail of the benefits of the social security schemes will also be laid down by the group. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has long spoken of creating a welfare fund for gig workers, with the proposal finding mention in the Congress party’s manifesto for the 2023 Assembly elections.</p>.<p>The state government has already published the draft rules for the ordinance. One of the rules call on aggregators to form an internal dispute resolution committee, to which a terminated gig worker can appeal to within seven days of being terminated. The rules stipulate that firms must resolve such complaints or appeals within 15 days of the complaint being made to the committee.</p>.<p>Furthermore, the rules call for the creation of a welfare board comprising the workers, representatives from the industry and government. This board will be vested with the authority to specify occupational safety and health standards.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, another 13-member group comprising all stakeholders has been constituted, and tasked with setting up required IT infrastructure for the workers, besides putting in place provisions for the registration of both gig workers and aggregators. This group will also put in place measures for grievance redressal.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The state government has constituted a working group comprising trade union leaders, legal experts, representatives of leading e-Commerce companies, and officials from the Department of Labour to estimate the quantum of the fee to be levied towards securing the welfare of gig workers.</p>.<p>The Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance proposes levying a 1-5% charge per transaction as welfare fee for the workers. However, the ordinance does not specify the exact quantum of the welfare fee to be charged for the various kinds of private players operating in this domain such as Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, et al.</p>.Telangana to introduce bill to protect gig workers, Cong says 'Shramik Nyay' part of central vision.<p>The working group will also deliberate on the norms that will determine how the welfare fee is to be utilised in general, and for various social security schemes. The eligibility criteria to avail of the benefits of the social security schemes will also be laid down by the group. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has long spoken of creating a welfare fund for gig workers, with the proposal finding mention in the Congress party’s manifesto for the 2023 Assembly elections.</p>.<p>The state government has already published the draft rules for the ordinance. One of the rules call on aggregators to form an internal dispute resolution committee, to which a terminated gig worker can appeal to within seven days of being terminated. The rules stipulate that firms must resolve such complaints or appeals within 15 days of the complaint being made to the committee.</p>.<p>Furthermore, the rules call for the creation of a welfare board comprising the workers, representatives from the industry and government. This board will be vested with the authority to specify occupational safety and health standards.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, another 13-member group comprising all stakeholders has been constituted, and tasked with setting up required IT infrastructure for the workers, besides putting in place provisions for the registration of both gig workers and aggregators. This group will also put in place measures for grievance redressal.</p>