Chapter 6Gig Economy: Changing the Dynamics of the Workforce

Manisha Suryawanshi

Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous), Pune, India

Poonam Ponde

Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune, India

DOI: 10.4324/9781003372622-6

6.1 Introduction

The gig economy is emerging as transformative work flexibility to individuals, thus shaping modern work arrangements. With the rise in digital platforms and technology, people have more significant opportunities to engage in freelance work, on-demand task-based assignments, etc. There is a considerable need to explore the motivation behind gig work to grasp the social and economic impact on employees and organizations and forecast the opportunities and challenges impacting the policymakers and stakeholders. ...

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