The rise in the gig economy is seen as many white-collar professionals are joining the gig economy. The Indian gig workforce is expected to expand to 23.5 million workers by the year 2029-30 from the current 7.7 million.
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"The number of women professionals seeking freelance work has surged amidst a dearth of remote work opportunities for women, leading to many dropping out of full-time roles. Flexing It notes a 15% increase in the number of women consultants seeking freelance work in Q2 2021 versus the previous quarter, with 60% of them looking for full-time work. Many have opted for freelance roles for location f…
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The number of freelance projects on gig platform Flexing It rose 25% in the January-June period from a year earlier. The data was shared exclusively by Flexing It with ET. A separate survey done exclusively for ET by executive search firm Ciel HR Services at 400 large, medium and small companies across sectors showed that the adoption of gig workers rose to 55% of organisations in the June quarte…
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"In nine months from April 2022 to December 2022, there was a 3X increase in the number of women consultants registering for white-collar gig roles from the technology sector, according to data and research from the white-collar gig platform FlexingIt. For the same duration, the overall number of women consultants stayed stable. "
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The freelance industry of India is on the rise, chopping and changing to align with the employment mores of the west. Presently, it’s up for disruption and more professionals opt flexibility in their work lives over full-time jobs. Flexing It™ is a curated marketplace that connects professionals ‘on demand’ for projects and consulting assignments.
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The expanding gig economy is the locus of evolving work culture and the changing attitudes of employees and employers. The rules for worker growth, stability, and protection are being seen through a new lens as an increasing number of jobs transition into gig-based or project-based opportunities, and more people opt for flexibility and freedom over permanence.
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Chandrika Pasricha, the founder and CEO of Flexing It, which helps organisations find independent consultants, said the future of work was hybrid. “We are finding that even as offices open, the increased comfort with remote work and a strong acceptance of the benefits of agile talent is leading many organisations to plan long-term around distributed teams, and build a mix of full-time, flexible a…
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Flexing It expanding its platform for skilled freelancers and consultants to the Asia Pacific region After establishing itself as the largest platform in India enabling organizations to access experienced independent consultants and domain experts over the past six years, Flexing It® is expanding its presence across APAC. As we invest in building a strong ecosystem to support independent and g…
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Data shared exclusively with ET by Flexing It, a gig platform for freelance work, shows that the average monthly projects/freelance openings on the platform in the first 10 months of this fiscal were nearly 50% higher than those during April-January FY21. “We are seeing very strong demand for professional gig talent,” said Chandrika Pasricha, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Flexing …
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Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, describes freelancing is an economic engine connecting talent and opportunity. We learned it does that and more. Flexing It creates a path for Indian tech freelancers to show their expertise to colleagues at top global companies around the world.
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India’s white-collar gig workers are the new strategic advisors and skilled implementers. India Inc hires them for top skills that are not available internally. The other key reason for hiring freelancers is the need to innovate, according to a report, “Understanding Perspectives of Skilled Freelancers”, by FlexingIt. Freelancing is currently under leveraged as an opportunity for women in India a…
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This article showcases FlexingIt as top picks for the best Indian based Online Portals companies. These startups and companies showcased are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Online Portals industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
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