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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
A revised payout system introduced on Monday by the Zomato-owned grocery delivery company will result in lower earnings, workers say.
Blinkit’s operations were hit on Tuesday in some parts of Delhi NCR after several delivery partners went on strike against a revised payout system introduced at midnight on Monday.
The new structure requires delivery partners to book “gigs”—time slots—and complete the assigned targets. Under this system, the partners are paid per km travelled to deliver orders and are also given incentives for completing an earnings target.
The main change, says a delivery partner from Greater Noida, asking not to be named, is that the Zomato-owned quick delivery service no longer gives a fixed base pay per delivery. This means that …
The contrasting approaches are driven by two very different strategies. One wants to capture more markets; the other is focused on discipline and profits.
The EV maker is turning to gig-worker rentals to absorb its scooter output. But questions on cost, competition and execution make its latest pivot uncertain.
The Walmart-owned e-commerce company has entered microdramas and food delivery. Is it thinking long-term or just chasing a trend?
