90-day work norm for gig workers’ social security may be eased

The government is likely to reduce or potentially remove the proposed minimum annual work thresholds for gig workers to avail social security benefits under the Code on Social Security, 2020, official sources said.

A set of draft rules under the Code released recently proposed a 90-day minimum work with a single aggregator, or 120 days across multiple platforms, in a financial year as eligibility criteria for these workers’ social security benefits.