Overview
- The draft mandates registration and unique IDs for gig workers and sets up a Social Security and Welfare Board with representation from workers, aggregators and the government.
- A dedicated welfare fund would be financed by welfare fees from platforms along with government grants, CSR contributions and donations to support health cover, accidental death relief and marriage assistance.
- Platforms must share worker databases within 60 days of the law taking effect, and aggregators are required to complete their own registration within 45 days.
- Companies must disclose how assignment systems, incentives and automated decisions affect pay, with essential communications provided in languages workers understand.
- A multi-tier grievance system includes platform-level committees for firms with over 100 workers, a government grievance officer and an appellate authority led by the deputy commissioner of labour, with fines for unpaid welfare fees starting at ₹50,000 and no imprisonment provisions.