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Non-standard Employment, Labour Laws and Social Security: Learning from the US Gig Economy Debate

In: Globalization, Labour Market Institutions, Processes and Policies in India

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  • K. V. Ramaswamy

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR))

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Ramaswamy presents an analytical discussion of the problem of non-standard employment and labour law in the US Gig economy. The ‘gig economy’ and the emergence of precarious nature of work have been at the centre of legal challenges to labour management practices followed by companies like Uber. Focusing on the employee versus independent contractor distinction in the US labour laws, this chapter draws our attention to challenges posed by new technologies to standard labour law definition of employees and the associated provision of social security benefits. Learning from this complex debate is argued to be critical for India undergoing economic transformation and services-led growth.

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  • K. V. Ramaswamy, 2019. "Non-standard Employment, Labour Laws and Social Security: Learning from the US Gig Economy Debate," Springer Books, in: K. R. Shyam Sundar (ed.), Globalization, Labour Market Institutions, Processes and Policies in India, chapter 0, pages 277-299, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-13-7111-0_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7111-0_11
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