Employment and retrenchment including lay-offs are a regular phenomenon in industrial establishments, says Minister of State for Labour & Employment Rameshwar Teli.
It is bringing back “multifactor, totality-of-the-circumstances analysis” to determine if a worker is dependent on the employer and the business, or independent of them to qualify as gig worker
Infosys says anyone who wishes to take up gig work may do so with prior consent of their manager for firms that don't compete with Infosys. However, Infosys says it doesn't support dual employment.