Govt plans to enact Telangana Gig and Platform Workers' Bill on May 1

Govt plans to enact Telangana Gig and Platform Workers' Bill on May 1

Hyderabad: The Congress-led state government plans to implement the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill from May 1, also known as International Workers’ Day. Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, in a review meeting with officials on Monday, April 14, at Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, instructed them to upload the Bill online for public viewing and suggestions, if any. Based on the inputs, a…

Telangana government drafts Gig Workers Bill, seeks feedback from public

Aggregators, platforms who fail to pay welfare fund fee to the proposed Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Welfare Board are liable to be punished with imprisonment up to one year or fine up to Rs 2 lakh or both, according to a Draft Bill proposed by Telangana Government. The Government shall charge Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Welfare Fund Fee, from aggregators or platforms, between 1-2 per cent of the payout to the workers in each transa…

CM Revanth Reddy Orders Immediate Public Review of Gig Workers’ Bill Draft

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has instructed officials to make the draft bill designed to provide security for gig workers available for public review immediately.