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We, as consumers, know gig workers are exploited. So what do we owe them?

January 15, 2026 7:24 pm

Do gig workers have a special right to our moral concern, or are they simply part of the considerable number of overworked and underpaid maids, cooks, cab drivers, garbage collectors, chowkidars, and itinerant labourers?

IPO Urban Company operates as an aggregator for skilled workers — electricians, plumbers, carpenters, cleaners, and beauty professionals — who typically earn more while working fewer hours.

Urban Company IPO: Home services provider readies for Rs 1,900-crore fundraise as skilled gig workers' earnings outpace peers, salaried counterparts

May 06, 2025 8:50 pm

Urban Company plan to use the IPO proceeds primarily towards strengthening its technology and cloud infrastructure.

Technicians working for Urban Company claimed that if a customer cancels an order, their ID is often blocked without consideration.

Urban Company's AC technicians in Pune stage protest demanding better pay, policy reforms

February 26, 2025 6:46 pm

A key issue raised by the technicians was the negative customer feedback due to Urban Company's video-proof policy for AC repairs, which, according to the customers, was an invasion of privacy.

How a Mumbai-based gang cheated Urban Company of lakhs by booking their services, claiming repeated refunds

March 21, 2024 4:36 pm

It is suspected that some delivery partners, whose services were used by the Urban Company, also played a part in the scam

Bigbasket tops chart, Ola, Porter, Dunzo among others at bottom of fair working conditions for gig workers

November 02, 2023 3:09 pm

The Fairwork India Team evaluated 12 platforms offering location-based services in sectors such as domestic and personal care, logistics, food delivery and transportation in India.

As Air India unveils new logo, a look at nine other Indian companies that underwent rebranding

August 12, 2023 8:56 am

Air India recently rebranded its logo called 'The Vista' and unveiled its new livery.

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Why service startups are taking a new route: Making products

March 27, 2022 10:25 pm

Urban Company has now decided to expand into manufacturing water. There are plans to launch more products depending on consumer interest in water purifiers, and hiring for product development is on, the person said.

Explained: Urban Company announces stock ownership plan worth Rs 150 crore. What it means for service professionals

March 03, 2022 9:58 am

Urban Company has announced a stock ownership plan worth Rs 150 crore for its service professionals over the next five to seven years. Why is this significant?