The B2B gig marketplace taskmo, Quess Corp, has seen a 66% increase in gig work in the month of June this year. Five lakh gig tasks were offered during the month as compared to three lakh in May this year as fintech and e-commerce companies started preparing for the upcoming festive season.
According to Taskmo Gig Index (TGi), a tool that shows monthly demand and supply trends in gig work across the country, fintech, FMCG, and hyper-tech apps, has also shown an increase in gig work offerings in the month of June, the company said on Wednesday. Told.
Prashant Janadrim, Co-Founder taskmo Commented on the gig job trends for the month of June 2022 and said, “Generally, June is a time when business firms prepare for the festive season demand. However, from this year onwards, the market has seen two Coming back from the COVID-19 shock of the year; with this, we saw tremendous demand for seasonal recruitment across the industry.”
“Especially, around the festive sales season, there are a lot of direct and indirect gig job opportunities coming from several e-commerce platforms like Flipkart and Amazon, which are the top recruiters in the months,” he added.
Demand for gig workers grew in the fintech (up 14%) and e-commerce (up 11%) sectors, with companies like Epay, Amazon Pay, Amazon and Flipkart creating the most job opportunities over the past month. According to TGI data cited by the company, the percentage increase is in view of the upcoming Great Indian Sales and Prime Day sales on Amazon and Flipkart.
Lohit Bhatia, President, Workforce Management, Quess Corp, said, “In the Indian market, selling in season is crucial for most vendors as it continues to strengthen its businesses in the post-pandemic phase. In addition, the stipulated period also creates many job opportunities for gig workers and the supply chain sector, leading to real job celebrations in most households. While these are certainly seasonal job opportunities that provide a superior customer experience, they bring progress to the entire financial ecosystem.”
“By hiring gig workers to work with big brands, we are working our way towards growth in the industry and economy.” In the month of June, the gig market witnessed an increasing demand for gig jobs in the e-commerce sector, marking a similar trend for job roles such as last-mile delivery executive roles, pickers, packers, sorters, customer support and field sales. got promoted. officials,” Lohit Bhatia further said.
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