Gig Workers: Why Are Social Security Benefits Necessary?
Globally, we are seeing an increase from hierarchical, formal 9-to-5 jobs to more flexible, on-demand jobs in the gig economy. Large...
Improving The Plight of Domestic Workers in India, One Step at A Time
Domestic workers are the backbone of most urban households and urban economies in India. Household and care work is stereotypically seen as...
The Informal Economy of India and Women: The Story of Gender Bias and Insecurity
India’s overall Women’s Economic Participation and Opportunities ranking is 143 out of 146 countries, a record low, as per the World...
Social Security Benefits in India
The term social security is often associated with the US where it refers to the retirement benefits to pensioners and disability income to...
The Smalls Steps to Become a Socially Responsible Employer
What comes to mind when you hear the term socially responsible employer? In all probability, you are thinking about CSR or corporate social...
Why Is Social Security So Critical?
Only a small fraction of the global population has access to social security benefits. Speaking numbers, ILO data suggests that only one in...
Why Pay Social Security to Your Employees?
Social security benefits are often looked at as retirement benefits. But social security is a much wider concept and includes a wide range...
How TankhaPay Can Help You Pay Salaries with Social Security to your Temporary & Informal Workers?
India’s workforce comprises of 93% unorganised workers (Ministry of Labour & Employment, GOI), i.e. approximately 450 million workers...
Social Security Benefits and The Growing Informalization of the Indian Workforce
More than 90% of India’s workforce is employed in the informal sector, working without minimum wages, social insurance or decent work...
