LC-0020Lacunae · Labour · Wanted
Open question
Is a delivery rider an employee of anyone?
The Employment Status of Platform Workers
Scope
The Social Security Code defines gig and platform workers but leaves them outside the employment relationship and its protections.
Authorities to start from
- Code on Social Security, 2020, §§ 2(35), 2(61), 114
- Dharangadhara Chemical Works Ltd. v. State of Saurashtra, AIR 1957 SC 264
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