Gig workers face hard reset after best-ever festive season

After record seasonal hiring during the festival period, gig workers stare an unusually lean period thisnew year.

- SowmyaRamasubramanian & Devina Sengupta

By the end of December, short-term contracts of thousands of gig and temporary workers hired by e-commerce, logistics, and consumer goods companiesto handle the festive season demand will end. They will find themselves without jobs, struggling tosecure their next opportunity.

Hiring agencies predict that from January onward, the market will see an unusually large pool of gig talent available for recruitment. Many may haveto accept lower pay or less favourable terms to stay employed.