GigIndia sees demand returning & reshaping

Pune: GigIndia, the Pune-based managed marketplace for gig workers, has said 85% of pre-Covid demand for its workers has returned.

Gig work is a term for employees getting paid for a particular work without being on any company’s payrolls. “Even as pandemic-induced lockdowns are disrupting employment opportunities across the nation, GigIndia has been driving higher employment numbers. While over 650 jobs were generated in May, the total touched over 2,000 by July, 1,500 in August & September. With this, the total number of employment opportunities generated from April to September stand at 3,500...We had generated nearly 1,500 jobs in February,” Sahil Sharma, CEO & Co-founder, GigIndia said.

The 3,500 jobs have been able to accomplish 8.7 million gigs during the six months of the pandemic period. The three-year-old startup believes that it could have its best quarter in the October to December period with demand rebounding and reshaping.

In the new era, firms are looking for gig workers who can deliver from home on time, instead of insisting on field deployment.

“Prior to lockdown, 65% of the gig workers were on the field. So, when lockdown happened, we lost that business. However, not only has business recovered but companies are also wanting more work done remotely,” said Sharma.