Q-commerce to drive sustained demand for gig workers beyond festive period

Like every year, e-commerce firms will ramp up their workforce in terms of delivery personnel and contractual staff to meet the forthcoming festival season rush. However, analysts said the growth of quick commerce platforms will ensure that the demand for these staff will continue beyond the festival season.

The top three q-commerce companies (Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit) have around 50,000 contractual staff between them and anywhere in the range of 400,000-500,000 delivery partners. According to TeamLease Services, this workforce is expected to expand by at least 20-50% over the next 2-3 months.